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AMD Instinct MI210 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI210 at 4096 bit, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 352 bit, 91% in favour of AMD Instinct MI210. VRAM splits them by another 83%, again favouring AMD Instinct MI210.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Series | Instinct MI200 | GeForce RTX 20 |
| Board Partner | AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only) | NVIDIA Founders Edition, ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA (legacy), Zotac, Palit |
| VRAM | 64 GB | 11 GB-83% |
| Tier | Datacenter / AI Accelerator | Flagship |
| Memory Type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1700 MHz | 1545 MHz-9% |
| Ray Tracing Support | false | true |
| TDP | 300 W-20% | 250 W |
| Architecture | CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die) | Turing |
| Process Node | TSMC 6nm | TSMC 12nm |
| Card Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Slot Width | 2 (dual-slot, passive cooling for server airflow) | 2 |
| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 352 bit-91% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1600 GB/s | 616 GB/s-61% |
| Launch Date | 2022-03 | 2018-09 |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Display Outputs | N/A - compute-only, no display output | 3x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.0b, 1x USB-C (VirtualLink) |
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.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
7.4 / 10 Expert Rating
A historically important card that introduced ray tracing to consumers - still playable at 1440p today, but clearly outclassed by anything from the RTX 30 series onward.