Radeon Instinct MI300A vs R9 M295X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 437 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.78 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | CDNA 3.0 (2023−2024) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | Aqua Vanjaram |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 November 2014 (11 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year 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 | 2048 | 19456 |
| Core clock speed | 723 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 153,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 750 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 92.54 | 2,554 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.961 TFLOPS | 81.72 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | no data |
| TMUs | 128 | 1216 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 1216 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | 4.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 16 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 256 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | OAM Module |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | Not Listed | HBM3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 0 MB | 192 GB |
| Memory bus width | Not Listed | 8192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2525 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 10.3 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | Not Listed | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | N/A |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | N/A |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
| Mantle | + | - |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 November 2014 | 6 December 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 750 Watt |
R9 M295X has 200% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI300A, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R9 M295X and Radeon Instinct MI300A. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R9 M295X is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Instinct MI300A is a workstation one.
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