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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W, AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 at 75 W, 300% in favor of AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 94%, this time favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 7.5x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 160 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 if that matters to you: 4x the TDP (75 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100?
On paper, AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 has the edge on tdp, at 75 W vs AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 7.5x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 160 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 has 4x the TDP (75 W vs 300 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Radeon PRO WX x100 Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- GDDR5Best
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-300%
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- 75 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Polaris
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mm-54%
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- 173 mmBest
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- 1792
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- 28
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- 256 bit-94%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- 160 GB/s-87%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Active
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- July 2016
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100
- Desktops
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 256 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 160 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 if you want the lower TDP (75 W vs 300 W) and the lower card length (173 mm vs 267 mm).