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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W, AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 at 130 W, 131% in favor of AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 94%, this time favoring AMD Instinct MI100.
Pick the AMD Instinct MI100 if that matters to you: 5.4x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 224 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. Pick the AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 if that matters to you: 2.3x the TDP (130 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 7100?
On paper, AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 has the edge on tdp, at 130 W vs AMD Instinct MI100 at 300 W.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100?
The AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 are built for different jobs. The AMD Instinct MI100 has 5.4x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 224 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. The AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 has 2.3x the TDP (130 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 7100
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- Radeon PRO WX x100 Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- AMD (Reference)
Tier
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- Workstation
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- GDDR5Best
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 W-131%
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 130 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- Polaris
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mm-11%
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 241 mmBest
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 2304
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 36
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 256 bit-94%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 224 GB/s-81%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- Active
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- July 2016
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100
- 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 224 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon Pro WX 7100 if you want the lower TDP (130 W vs 300 W) and the lower card length (241 mm vs 267 mm).