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AMD Instinct MI210 vs Intel Arc Pro A40: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 vs Intel Arc Pro A40 tdp compared
Tdp is where these two genuinely part company, AMD Instinct MI210 300 W against Intel Arc Pro A40 50 W, a 500% lead for Intel Arc Pro A40. Vram runs the same way, 64 GB on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 6 GB on the Intel Arc Pro A40, another win for AMD Instinct MI210. Add memory bandwidth to that, 1600 GB/s on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 192 GB/s on the Intel Arc Pro A40, and the pattern holds. AMD Instinct MI210 also leads on memory bus width, 4096 bit on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 96 bit on the Intel Arc Pro A40. Tier is not the same on both, Datacenter / AI Accelerator on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus Pro on the Intel Arc Pro A40.
Which should you buy, AMD Instinct MI210 or Intel Arc Pro A40?
The AMD Instinct MI210 is the one to take for double-precision workloads that don't need MI250X-level throughput, though it is not built for any desktop or workstation build - compute-only, no display output and maximum-throughput HPC nodes (use MI250X instead). It also earns its place with HPC and AI deployments in standard PCIe-slot servers without OAM sled support. Our rating of the AMD Instinct MI210 (7.3/10): 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.
Frequently asked questions
Do the AMD Instinct MI210 and Intel Arc Pro A40 differ on boost clock?
Yes. Boost Clock reads 1700 MHz on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 1550 MHz on the Intel Arc Pro A40.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI210
- AMD
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Intel
Series
- AMD Instinct MI210
- Instinct MI200
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Arc Pro (Alchemist)
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI210
- AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only)
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Intel (Reference)
VRAM
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 64 GBBest
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- 6 GB-91%
Tier
- AMD Instinct MI210
- Datacenter / AI Accelerator
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Pro
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI210
- HBM2E
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- GDDR6Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 1700 MHzBest
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- 1550 MHz-9%
Ray Tracing Support
- AMD Instinct MI210
- No
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Yes
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 300 W-500%
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- 50 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI210
- CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die)
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Alchemist
Process Node
- AMD Instinct MI210
- TSMC 6nm
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- TSMC N6
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 4096 bitBest
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- 96 bit-98%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 1600 GB/sBest
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- 192 GB/s-88%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI210
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- PCIe 4.0 x8
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 2022-03
- Intel Arc Pro A40
- Aug 8th, 2022
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI210 if you want the higher VRAM (64 GB vs 6 GB), the higher boost clock (1700 MHz vs 1550 MHz) and the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 96 bit).
Choose Intel Arc Pro A40 if you want the lower TDP (50 W vs 300 W).
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.