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AMD Instinct MI210 vs AMD Radeon AI PRO R9600: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and AMD Radeon AI PRO R9600 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI210 at 300 W, AMD Radeon AI PRO R9600 at 150 W, 100% in favour of AMD Radeon AI PRO R9600. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 94%, this time favouring AMD Instinct MI210.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Instinct MI200 | Radeon AI PRO R9000 Series |
| Board Partner | AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only) | AMD (Reference) |
| VRAM | 64 GB | 32 GB-50% |
| Memory Type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 300 W-100% | 150 W |
| Architecture | CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die) | AMD RDNA 4 |
| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 256 bit-94% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1600 GB/s | 640 GB/s-60% |
| Compute Units | 104 CUs | 48 |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
Verdict
AMD Instinct MI210
7.3 / 10 Expert Rating
A practical, PCIe-slot-friendly way to get CDNA 2 compute into a standard server, useful for smaller HPC and AI deployments, but clearly the entry point of its generation next to the dual-die MI250X and now well behind the MI300 series.