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AMD Instinct MI210 vs Qualcomm Adreno X1-45: Comparison

AMD Instinct MI210 and Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 differ on memory type: AMD Instinct MI210 at HBM2E, Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 at Shared system LPDDR5x, which puts Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 ahead on that measure.

Which is better, AMD Instinct MI210 or Qualcomm Adreno X1-45?

On balance, aMD Instinct MI210 and Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 differ on memory type: AMD Instinct MI210 at HBM2E, Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 at Shared system LPDDR5x, which puts Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 ahead on that measure.

What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI210 and Qualcomm Adreno X1-45?

On paper the two are close; the biggest difference is GPU brand: AMD Instinct MI210 AMD, Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 Other.

AMD Instinct MI210
AMDAMD Instinct MI210
Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 (Integrated Graphics/Adreno X1 Family/1.7 TFLOPS/Snapdragon X Plus)
QualcommQualcomm Adreno X1-45

Specs and benchmarks

  • GPU Brand

    AMD Instinct MI210
    AMD
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    Other

  • Series

    AMD Instinct MI210
    Instinct MI200
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    Legacy

  • Tier

    AMD Instinct MI210
    Datacenter / AI Accelerator
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    Entry

  • Memory Type

    AMD Instinct MI210
    HBM2E
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    Shared system LPDDR5xBest

  • Architecture

    AMD Instinct MI210
    CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die)
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    Qualcomm Adreno (Adreno X1 family)

  • Process Node

    AMD Instinct MI210
    TSMC 6nm
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    4nm

  • PCIe Generation

    AMD Instinct MI210
    PCIe 4.0 x16
    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
    Not Applicable

    Which one should you pick?

    Choose AMD Instinct MI210 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.

    Choose Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.

    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.

    Qualcomm Adreno X1-45

    6 / 10 Expert Rating

    A lower-tier Adreno for cheaper Windows-on-ARM laptops, with the same emulation caveats as its flagship sibling.

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