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AMD Instinct MI210 vs AMD Radeon RX 9050: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and AMD Radeon RX 9050 separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI210 at 300 W, AMD Radeon RX 9050 at 92 W, 226% in favour of AMD Radeon RX 9050. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 98%, this time favouring AMD Instinct MI210.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Series | Instinct MI200 | Radeon RX 9000 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-35% | 2600 MHz |
| TDP | 300 W-226% | 92 W |
| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 64 bit-98% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1600 GB/s | 144 GB/s-91% |
| Compute Units | 104 CUs | 16 |
| 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.