RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs Radeon Instinct MI25

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Instinct MI25 and RTX 2000 Ada Generation, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Instinct MI25
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
12.92

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms Instinct MI25 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking39173
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.53
Power efficiency2.9545.43
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameVega 10AD107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores40962816
Core clock speed1400 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHz2130 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate384.0187.4
Floating-point processing power12.29 TFLOPS12 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs25688
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinNone

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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB16 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed852 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth436.2 GB/s256.0 GB/s

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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
CUDA-8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Instinct MI25 12.92
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 46.39
+259%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Instinct MI25 4978
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17876
+259%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Instinct MI25 68507
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 86370
+26.1%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Instinct MI25 71503
RTX 2000 Ada Generation 82114
+14.8%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.92 46.39
Recency 27 June 2017 12 February 2024
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a 259.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Instinct MI25 in performance tests.


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