Radeon Instinct MI100 vs ATI HD 4860
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | CDNA 1.0 (2020) |
| GPU code name | RV790 | Arcturus |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 16 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
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 cores | 640 | 7680 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1502 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 959 million | 50,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 22.40 | 721.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.896 TFLOPS | 23.07 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 32 | 480 |
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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-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 | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 96 GB/s | 1,229 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 September 2009 | 16 November 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 300 Watt |
ATI HD 4860 has 130.8% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4860 and Radeon Instinct MI100. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4860 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Instinct MI100 is a workstation one.
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