AMD Radeon Instinct MI210 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Aldebaran | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Aldebaran | GM204-400-A1 |
| Architecture | CDNA 2.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 6 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 58,200 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | unknown | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Dec 2021 | Sep 19th, 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Instinct | GeForce 900 |
| Production | Active | End-of-life |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Launch price | — | 549 USD |
| Reviews | — | 146 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 700 |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1000 MHz | 1127 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1700 MHz | 1216 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1600 MHz 3.2 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz 7 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 64 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2e | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 4096 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,638 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 6656 | 2048 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 416 | 128 |
| ROPs | 0 | 64 |
| Compute units | 104 | — |
| gpu.details.mcm | 1 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| SMM count | — | 16 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 0 MPixel/s | 77.82 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 707.2 GTexel/s | 155.6 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 181.0 TFLOPS (8:1) | — |
| FP32 (float) performance | 22.63 TFLOPS | 4.981 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 22.63 TFLOPS (1:1) | 155.6 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Width | 111 mm 4.4 inches | 111 mm 4.4 inches |
| TDP | 300 W | 165 W |
| Suggested PSU | 700 W | 450 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Height | — | 40 mm 1.6 inches |
| Board number | — | PG401 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | — | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | — | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| Shader model | — | 6.4 |
| CUDA | — | 5.2 |
