AMD FirePro S9300 X2 vs AMD Radeon Instinct MI8
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Capsaicin | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Capsaicin XT | Fiji XT |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 | GCN 3.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8,900 million | 8,900 million |
| Die size | 596 mm² | 596 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 31st, 2016 | Dec 12th, 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | FirePro | Radeon Instinct |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 5,999 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 975 MHz | 1000 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Memory clock | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective | 500 MHz 1000 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM | HBM |
| Memory bus width | 4096 bit | 4096 bit |
| Bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 4096 | 4096 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 256 | 256 |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| Compute units | 64 | 64 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 2 MB | 2 MB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 62.40 GPixel/s | 64.00 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 249.6 GTexel/s | 256.0 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 7.987 TFLOPS | 8.192 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 499.2 GFLOPS (1:16) | 512.0 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half) performance | — | 8.192 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 152 mm 6 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 300 W | 175 W |
| Suggested PSU | 700 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Board number | C993-37 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.0 | 6.3 |
