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AMD Instinct MI210 vs AMD Radeon RX 5500M: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and AMD Radeon RX 5500M separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI210 at 4096 bit, AMD Radeon RX 5500M at 128 bit, 97% in favour of AMD Instinct MI210. VRAM splits them by another 94%, again favouring AMD Instinct MI210.
Specs
| Specification |  | AMD AMD Radeon RX 5500M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Instinct MI200 | Radeon RX 5000 Series |
| Board Partner | AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only) | AMD (Reference) |
| VRAM | 64 GB | 4 GB-94% |
| Memory Type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 1645 MHz-3% |
| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 128 bit-97% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1600 GB/s | 224 GB/s-86% |
| Launch Date | 2022-03 | 10/7/2019 |
| Compute Units | 104 CUs | 22 |
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.