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AMD Instinct MI210 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56: Comparison
AMD Instinct MI210 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 separate most on memory bandwidth: AMD Instinct MI210 at 1,600 GB/s, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 410 GB/s, 74% in favor of AMD Instinct MI210. Memory Bus Width splits them by another 50%, again favoring AMD Instinct MI210.
Which is better, AMD Instinct MI210 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56?
On paper, AMD Instinct MI210 has the edge on memory bandwidth, at 1,600 GB/s vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 at 410 GB/s.
What is the main difference between AMD Instinct MI210 and AMD Radeon RX Vega 56?
The AMD Instinct MI210 is the stronger choice on paper: it has 3.9x the memory bandwidth (1,600 GB/s vs 410 GB/s), which feeds the GPU faster at high resolutions.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI210
- AMD
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- AMD
Series
- AMD Instinct MI210
- Instinct MI200
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Legacy
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI210
- AMD Reference (PCIe dual-slot card, data center/OEM only)
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Reference
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI210
- HBM2E
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- HBM2
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 1700 MHzBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 1471 MHz-13%
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI210
- CDNA 2 (single Graphics Compute Die)
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- GCN
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 104
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 56
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 4096 bitBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 2048 bit-50%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 1600 GB/sBest
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- 410 GB/s-74%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI210
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- PCIe 3.0
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI210
- 2022-03
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
- Q3/2017
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI210 if you want the higher boost clock (1700 MHz vs 1471 MHz), the higher memory bus width (4096 bit vs 2048 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (1600 GB/s vs 410 GB/s).
Choose AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 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.