Radeon Instinct MI50 vs Pro Duo

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	241	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.18	no data
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Capsaicin	Vega 20
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	26 April 2016 (8 years ago)	18 November 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	no data
Current price	$4200 (2.8x MSRP)	$230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	4096	3840
Compute units	128	no data
Core clock speed	no data	1200 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1746 MHz
Number of transistors	8,900 million	13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	256.0	419.0
Floating-point performance	2x 8,192 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	277 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	3x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 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	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s	1,024 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DisplayPort support	+	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	+	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	+	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 April 2016	18 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt

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