Radeon Instinct MI210 vs HD 7720 OEM
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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 2 (2009−2015) | CDNA 2.0 (2021) |
| GPU code name | Barts | Aldebaran |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 March 2013 (12 years ago) | December 2021 (3 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 | 800 | 6656 |
| Core clock speed | 840 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 58,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 33.60 | 707.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.344 TFLOPS | 22.63 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 40 | 416 |
| L1 Cache | 160 KB | 1.6 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 16 MB |
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 | 198 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | HBM2e |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s | 1,638 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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | N/A |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | N/A |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 64 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
HD 7720 OEM has 100% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI210, on the other hand, has a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7720 OEM and Radeon Instinct MI210. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7720 OEM is a desktop graphics card while Radeon Instinct MI210 is a workstation one.
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