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AMD Instinct MI100 vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition separate most on memory bandwidth: AMD Instinct MI100 at 1,200 GB/s, AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition at 483 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 gpu brand, memory type and card length.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI100 or AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI100 has the edge on memory bandwidth, at 1,200 GB/s vs AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition at 483 GB/s.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI100 and AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition?
The AMD Instinct MI100 is the stronger choice on paper: it has 2.5x the memory bandwidth (1,200 GB/s vs 483 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions. It also has 20% lower TDP (300 W vs 375 W), so it needs a smaller power supply and runs cooler.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI100
- AMD
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Instinct
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Radeon PRO Series
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Reference
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- AMD (Reference)
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- HBM2
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- HBM2
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1502 MHz-6%
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 1600 MHzBest
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 300 WBest
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 375 W-25%
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI100
- CDNA
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Vega
Card Length
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 267 mm
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 267 mm
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 7680
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 4096
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 120
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 64
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 2048 bit-50%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 1200 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- 483 GB/s-60%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Passive
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Active (Closed-loop Liquid Cooler)
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI100
- 11/16/2020
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- June 2017
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI100
- Yes
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI100
- PCIe Add-in Card
- AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Desktops
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI100 if you want the lower TDP (300 W vs 375 W), the lower card length (267 mm vs 267 mm) and the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 2048 bit).
Choose AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition if you want the higher boost clock (1600 MHz vs 1502 MHz).