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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled separate most on memory bandwidth: AMD Instinct MI100 at 1,200 GB/s, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled at 484 GB/s, 60% 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 64 Liquid Cooled?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bandwidth, at 1,200 GB/s vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled at 484 GB/s.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled?
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 2.5x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 484 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- Desktop Add-In Card
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- Legacy
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- Reference
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- HBM2
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHz-10%
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 1677 MHzBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- GCN
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 4096
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 64
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 32 GBBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 8 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 2048 bit-50%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 484 GB/s-60%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- PCIe 3.0
PCIe Lanes
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 16
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- 16
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- Liquid AIO
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- Q3/2017
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled
- Desktop , Component
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 2048 bit), the higher memory bandwidth (1200 GB/s vs 484 GB/s) and the higher PCIe lanes (16 vs 16).
Choose AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled if you want the higher boost clock (1677 MHz vs 1502 MHz).