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AMD Instinct MI210 vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation separate most on tdp: AMD Instinct MI210 at 300 W, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation at 130 W, 131% in favour of NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 96%, this time favouring AMD Instinct MI210.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | AMD | NVIDIA |
| Series | Instinct MI200 | RTX Ada Generation |
| Board Partner | AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only) | NVIDIA Reference (workstation, no AIB partners) |
| VRAM | 64 GB | 20 GB-69% |
| Tier | Datacenter / AI Accelerator | Mainstream |
| Memory Type | HBM2E | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 1700 MHz-22% | 2175 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | false | true |
| TDP | 300 W-131% | 130 W |
| Architecture | CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die) | Ada Lovelace |
| Process Node | TSMC 6nm | TSMC 4N |
| Card Length | 267 mm-11% | 241 mm |
| Slot Width | 2 (dual-slot, passive cooling for server airflow) | 1 |
| Memory Bus Width | 4096 bit | 160 bit-96% |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1600 GB/s | 360 GB/s-77% |
| Launch Date | 2022-03 | 2023-04 |
| PCIe Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Display Outputs | N/A - compute-only, no display output | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
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 RTX 4000 Ada Generation
7.5 / 10 Expert Rating
A dependable mainstream Ada workstation card, now best bought at a discount against the newer RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell.