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AMD Instinct MI210 vs Intel Arc Pro B50: Comparison

What is the difference between AMD Instinct MI210 and Intel Arc Pro B50?

Tdp is where these two genuinely part company, AMD Instinct MI210 300 W against Intel Arc Pro B50 70 W, a 329% lead for Intel Arc Pro B50. Add memory bandwidth to that, 1600 GB/s on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 224 GB/s on the Intel Arc Pro B50, and the pattern holds. AMD Instinct MI210 also leads on vram, 64 GB on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 16 GB on the Intel Arc Pro B50. Memory bus width runs the same way, 4096 bit on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 128 bit on the Intel Arc Pro B50, another win for AMD Instinct MI210. Add card length to that, 267 mm on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 168 mm on the Intel Arc Pro B50, and the pattern holds. Intel Arc Pro B50 also leads on boost clock, 1700 MHz on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus 2600 MHz on the Intel Arc Pro B50.

AMD Instinct MI210 vs Intel Arc Pro B50: which one fits your build

Buy the AMD Instinct MI210 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.

Frequently asked questions

Do the AMD Instinct MI210 and Intel Arc Pro B50 differ on gpu brand?

Yes. GPU Brand reads AMD on the AMD Instinct MI210 versus Intel on the Intel Arc Pro B50.

Specs and benchmarks

  • GPU Brand

    AMD Instinct MI210
    AMD
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Intel
  • Series

    AMD Instinct MI210
    Instinct MI200
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Arc Pro (Battlemage)
  • Board Partner

    AMD Instinct MI210
    AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only)
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Intel (Reference)
  • VRAM

    AMD Instinct MI210
    64 GBBest
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    16 GB-75%
  • Tier

    AMD Instinct MI210
    Datacenter / AI Accelerator
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Pro
  • Memory Type

    AMD Instinct MI210
    HBM2E
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    GDDR6Best
  • Boost Clock

    AMD Instinct MI210
    1700 MHz-35%
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    2600 MHzBest
  • Ray Tracing Support

    AMD Instinct MI210
    No
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Yes
  • TDP

    AMD Instinct MI210
    300 W-329%
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    70 WBest
  • Architecture

    AMD Instinct MI210
    CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die)
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Battlemage
  • Process Node

    AMD Instinct MI210
    TSMC 6nm
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    TSMC N5
  • Card Length

    AMD Instinct MI210
    267 mm-59%
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    168 mmBest
  • Memory Bus Width

    AMD Instinct MI210
    4096 bitBest
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    128 bit-97%
  • Memory Bandwidth

    AMD Instinct MI210
    1600 GB/sBest
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    224 GB/s-86%
  • PCIe Generation

    AMD Instinct MI210
    PCIe 4.0 x16
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    PCIe 5.0 x8
  • Launch Date

    AMD Instinct MI210
    2022-03
    Intel Arc Pro B50
    Sep 5th, 2025

    Which one should you pick?

    Choose AMD Instinct MI210 if you want the higher VRAM (64 GB vs 16 GB), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 128 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1600 GB/s vs 224 GB/s).

    Choose Intel Arc Pro B50 if you want the higher boost clock (2600 MHz vs 1700 MHz), the lower TDP (70 W vs 300 W) and the lower card length (168 mm vs 267 mm).

    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.

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