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AMD Instinct MI250 vs AMD FirePro S7150: Comparison
Instinct MI250 vs FirePro S7150: the tdp difference
Start with tdp, because it is the widest measured gap between them: Instinct MI250 500 W against FirePro S7150 150 W, 233% in favour of FirePro S7150. Memory bandwidth runs the same way, 3200 GB/s on the Instinct MI250 versus 160 GB/s on the FirePro S7150, another win for Instinct MI250. Boost clock runs the same way, 1700 MHz on the Instinct MI250 versus 1050 MHz on the FirePro S7150, another win for Instinct MI250. Add memory bus width to that, 8192 bit on the Instinct MI250 versus 256 bit on the FirePro S7150, and the pattern holds. Shader units is not the same on both, 13312 on the Instinct MI250 versus 1792 on the FirePro S7150. Compute blocks is not the same on both, 208 on the Instinct MI250 versus 28 on the FirePro S7150.
Which should you buy, Instinct MI250 or FirePro S7150?
Buy the Instinct MI250 for buyers comparing AMD's official reference specifications and researching a chip before choosing a board-partner card, though it is the wrong buy for overclocking-focused enthusiasts (reference clocks only). Avoid it for buyers wanting a specific retail card with cooler and warranty details. The FirePro S7150 suits buyers comparing AMD's official reference specifications and researching a chip before choosing a board-partner card, though it is not the pick for overclocking-focused enthusiasts (reference clocks only). It is the wrong buy for buyers wanting a specific retail card with cooler and warranty details.
What Instinct MI250 and FirePro S7150 have in common
The common ground is wider than the gap: gpu brand, product type, board partner and tier are identical here.
Frequently asked questions
Do the Instinct MI250 and FirePro S7150 differ on vram capacity?
Yes. VRAM Capacity reads 128 GB on the Instinct MI250 versus 8 GB on the FirePro S7150.
Specs and benchmarks
GPU Brand
- AMD Instinct MI250
- AMD
- AMD FirePro S7150
- AMD
Product Type
- AMD Instinct MI250
- Datacenter Accelerator
- AMD FirePro S7150
- Datacenter Accelerator
Series
- AMD Instinct MI250
- Instinct
- AMD FirePro S7150
- Legacy
Board Partner
- AMD Instinct MI250
- Reference
- AMD FirePro S7150
- Reference
Tier
- AMD Instinct MI250
- Datacenter
- AMD FirePro S7150
- Datacenter
Memory Type
- AMD Instinct MI250
- HBM2E
- AMD FirePro S7150
- GDDR5Best
Boost Clock
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 1700 MHzBest
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 1050 MHz-38%
TDP
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 500 W-233%
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 150 WBest
Architecture
- AMD Instinct MI250
- CDNA2
- AMD FirePro S7150
- GCN
Shader Units
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 13312
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 1792
Compute Blocks
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 208
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 28
VRAM Capacity
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 128 GBBest
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 8 GB
Memory Bus Width
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 8192 bitBest
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 256 bit-97%
Memory Bandwidth
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 3200 GB/sBest
- AMD FirePro S7150
- 160 GB/s-95%
PCIe Generation
- AMD Instinct MI250
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD FirePro S7150
- PCIe 3.0 x16
Cooling Type
- AMD Instinct MI250
- Passive
- AMD FirePro S7150
- Axial Fan
Launch Date
- AMD Instinct MI250
- 11/08/2021
- AMD FirePro S7150
- February 2016
ECC Memory
- AMD Instinct MI250
- Yes
- AMD FirePro S7150
- No
Form Factor
- AMD Instinct MI250
- OAM Module
- AMD FirePro S7150
- Servers
Which one should you pick?
Choose AMD Instinct MI250 if you want the higher boost clock (1700 MHz vs 1050 MHz), the higher memory bus width (8192 bit vs 256 bit) and the higher memory bandwidth (3200 GB/s vs 160 GB/s).
Choose AMD FirePro S7150 if you want the lower TDP (150 W vs 500 W).