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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 separate most on memory bandwidth: AMD Instinct MI100 at 1,200 GB/s, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 410 GB/s, 66% in favor of AMD Instinct MI100. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 50%, again favoring AMD Instinct MI100. They match on 4 other specifications, including gpu brand, board partner and memory type.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bandwidth, at 1,200 GB/s vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 410 GB/s.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 56?
The AMD Instinct MI100 is the stronger choice on paper: it has 4x the VRAM capacity (32 GB vs 8 GB), which matters at 1440p and 4K with high texture settings. It also has 2.9x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 410 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Desktop Add-In Card
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Legacy
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Reference
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- HBM2
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 1471 MHz-2%
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- GCN
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 3584
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 56
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 32 GBBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 8 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 2048 bit-50%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 410 GB/s-66%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- PCIe 3.0
PCIe Lanes
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 16
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 16
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Q3/2017
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Desktop , Component
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher boost clock (1502 MHz vs 1471 MHz), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 2048 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 410 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.