AMD Radeon Instinct MI50 vs AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Vega 20 | Vega 12 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Vega 20 GLXT | Vega 12 XLA |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 | GCN 5.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Manufacturing process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | unknown |
| Die size | 331 mm² | unknown |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Nov 18th, 2018 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Radeon Instinct | — |
| Production | Active | — |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 1200 MHz | 815 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 1746 MHz | 1190 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1000 MHz 2 Gbps effective | 1200 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 16 GB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | HBM2 | HBM2 |
| Memory bus width | 4096 bit | 1024 bit |
| Bandwidth | 1,024 GB/s | 307.2 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 3840 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 240 | 64 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Compute units | 60 | 16 |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| Cache L2 | 4 MB | 1024 KB |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 111.7 GPixel/s | 38.08 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 419.0 GTexel/s | 76.16 GTexel/s |
| FP16 (half) performance | 26.82 TFLOPS (2:1) | 4.874 TFLOPS (2:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 13.41 TFLOPS | 2.437 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 6.705 TFLOPS (1:2) | 152.3 GFLOPS (1:16) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | IGP |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 300 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSU | 700 W | — |
| Outputs | 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Shader model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Nov 14th, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Radeon Pro Mac (Vega Series) |
| Production | — | Active |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
