AMD Instinct MI250 vs NVIDIA A100 SXM

AMD Instinct MI250
NVIDIA A100 SXM
13312 Shaders
128GB HBM2e
1700MHz
6912 Shaders
80GB HBM2e
1410MHz
Peak AI Performance
362.09 TOPS
INT4 Tensor
Peak AI Performance
2.49 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
45.26 TFLOPS
FP32
19.49 TFLOPS
FP16
90.52 TFLOPS
FP16
77.97 TFLOPS
Form Factor
OAM Module
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Form Factor
SXM4
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TDP
500W
TDP
400W
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT 2020.1 N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
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OCT Metal N/A
0%
Peak AI Performance
362.09 TOPS
INT4 Tensor
Peak AI Performance
2.49 POPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
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FP16
90.52 TFLOPS
362.09 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
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362.09 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
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FP16
77.97 TFLOPS
311.87 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
623.74 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
311.87 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
623.74 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
45.26 TFLOPS
90.52 TFLOPS Tensor
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FP32
19.49 TFLOPS
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FP64
45.26 TFLOPS
90.52 TFLOPS Tensor
FP64
9.75 TFLOPS
19.49 TFLOPS Tensor
BF16
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362.09 TFLOPS Tensor
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BF16
38.98 TFLOPS
311.87 TFLOPS Tensor
623.74 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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TF32
155.94 TFLOPS Tensor
311.87 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
INT4
362.09 TOPS Tensor
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INT4
1.25 POPS Tensor
2.49 POPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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362.09 TOPS Tensor
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INT8
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623.74 TOPS Tensor
1.25 POPS Tensor Sparse
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INT32
19.49 TOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
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Pixel Fillrate
225.6 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
1414.4 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
609.12 GTexel/s
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
CDNA 2
Architecture
Ampere
Family
Instinct
Family
Server
Codename
Aldebaran
Aldebaran XT
Variant
Aldebaran XT
Codename
NV170
GA100
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Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
11/8/2021
Release Date
6/28/2021
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
N6
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Fabrication Node
7N
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Die Size
2x 724 mm²
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Die Size
826 mm²
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Transistor Count
2x 28 Billion
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Transistor Count
54.2 Billion
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Transistor Density
38.67M/mm²
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Transistor Density
65.62M/mm²
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Form
OAM Module
Form
SXM4
Shading Units
13312 Shaders
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Shading Units
6912 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
832 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
432 TMUs
Render Output Units
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Render Output Units
160 ROPs
Tensor Cores
832 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
432 T-Cores
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Streaming Multiprocessors
108 SMs
Compute Units
208 CUs
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1000MHz Base
1700MHz
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1275MHz Base
1410MHz
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
192KB/SM
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L2
16MB Shared
L2
40MB Shared
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128GB
HBM2e
ECC
80GB
HBM2e
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Bus Width
8192Bit
Bus Width
5120Bit
Clock
1600MHz
Transfer Rate
3.2GT/s
Bandwidth
3276.8GB/s
Clock
1593MHz
Transfer Rate
3.2GT/s
Bandwidth
2039GB/s
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TDP
500W
TDP
400W
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No Ports
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No Ports
Max Resolution
Unknown
Max Resolution
Unknown
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
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Max Resolution Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
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Model
2x VCN 2.6
No Encoders
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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No Decoders
Model
5x NVDEC 4
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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OpenCL
3.0
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OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
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GFX
9.4
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CUDA
8.0
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PureVideo HD
VP10
VDPAU
Feature Set J
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Not a Card
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
Infinity Fabric
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
NVLink
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