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AMD Instinct MI210 vs AMD Radeon RX 5700: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI210 at 4096 bit, AMD Radeon RX 5700 at 256 bit, 94% in favour of AMD Instinct MI210. VRAM splits them by another 88%, again favouring AMD Instinct MI210. They match on gpu brand, ray tracing support and pcie interface.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Instinct MI200 | Radeon RX 5000 |
| Board Partner | AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only) | AMD Reference |
| VRAM | 64 GB | 8 GB-87% |
| Tier | Datacenter / AI Accelerator | Mainstream (2019, legacy) |
| Memory Type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1700 MHz-1% | 1725 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | false | false |
| TDP | 300 W-67% | 180 W |
| Architecture | CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die) | RDNA 1 (Navi 10) |
| Card Length | 267 mm-48% | 180 mm |
| Slot Width | 2 (dual-slot, passive cooling for server airflow) | 2 |
| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 256 bit-94% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1600 GB/s | 448 GB/s-72% |
| Launch Date | 2022-03 | 2019-07 |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Display Outputs | N/A - compute-only, no display output | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4 |
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.
AMD Radeon RX 5700
6 / 10 Expert Rating
A slightly overlooked but solid 1080p performer - good driver support, no ray tracing, fine as a budget secondhand pick.