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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon RX 550: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon RX 550 separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI100 at 4,096 bit, AMD Radeon RX 550 at 128 bit, 97% in favor of AMD Instinct MI100. Memory Bandwidth splits them by another 91%, again favoring AMD Instinct MI100. They match on gpu brand and board partner.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon RX 550?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bus width, at 4,096 bit vs AMD Radeon RX 550 at 128 bit.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon RX 550?
The AMD Instinct MI100 is the stronger choice on paper: it has 8x the VRAM capacity (32 GB vs 4 GB), which matters at 1440p and 4K with high texture settings. It also has 10.7x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 112 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- Desktop Add-In Card
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- Legacy
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- Reference
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 1183 MHz-21%
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- GCN
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 512
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 32 GBBest
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 4 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 128 bit-97%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 112 GB/s-91%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- PCIe 3.0
PCIe Lanes
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 16
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 8-50%
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- 4/18/2017
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon RX 550
- Component
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 1183 MHz), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 128 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 112 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon RX 550 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.