Radeon RX 7900 GRE vs Instinct MI210
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 23 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | CDNA 2.0 (2021) | RDNA 3 (2022−2023) |
GPU code name | Aldebaran | Navi 31 |
Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Release date | December 2021 (2 years ago) | 27 July 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores | 6656 | 5120 |
Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 2245 MHz |
Number of transistors | 58,200 million | 57,700 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 260 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 707.2 | 718.4 |
Floating-point performance | 22.63 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
Length | 267 mm | 276 mm |
Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory type | HBM2e | GDDR6 |
Maximum RAM amount | 64 GB | 16 GB |
Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3.2 GB/s | 18000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 1,638 GB/s | 576.0 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
Shader Model | N/A | 6.7 |
OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
Maximum RAM amount | 64 GB | 16 GB |
Chip lithography | 6 nm | 5 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 260 Watt |
Instinct MI210 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 7900 GRE, on the other hand, has a 20% more advanced lithography process, and 15.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI210 and Radeon RX 7900 GRE. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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