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AMD Instinct MI210 vs NVIDIA TITAN RTX: Comparison

AMD Instinct MI210 and NVIDIA TITAN RTX separate most on memory bus width: AMD Instinct MI210 at 4096 bit, NVIDIA TITAN RTX at 384 bit, 91% in favour of AMD Instinct MI210. VRAM splits them by another 63%, again favouring AMD Instinct MI210.

Specs

Specification
AMD Instinct MI210
AMD Instinct MI210
NVIDIA TITAN RTX
NVIDIA TITAN RTX
GPU BrandAMDNVIDIA
SeriesInstinct MI200NVIDIA TITAN
Board PartnerAMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only)NVIDIA Founders Edition (Titan-exclusive, no AIB partners)
VRAM64 GB24 GB-62%
TierDatacenter / AI AcceleratorFlagship
Memory TypeHBM2EGDDR6
Boost Clock1700 MHz-4%1770 MHz
Ray Tracing Supportfalsetrue
TDP300 W-7%280 W
ArchitectureCDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die)Turing
Card Length267 mm267 mm
Slot Width2 (dual-slot, passive cooling for server airflow)2
Memory Bus Width4096 bit384 bit-91%
PCIe InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Display OutputsN/A - compute-only, no display output3x 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 TITAN RTX

5.5 / 10 Expert Rating

Still a usable 24GB compute card on the used market for budget local AI, but two architecture generations behind for anything else.

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