Radeon Instinct MI8 vs RX 470
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 258 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 55 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 17.62 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 12.11 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Fiji |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (8 years ago) | 12 December 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 4096 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1206 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 8,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 175 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 154.4 | 256.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.94 TFLOPS | 8.192 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 256 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 152 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 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 | GDDR5 | HBM |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1650 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 512.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 12 December 2016 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 175 Watt |
RX 470 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 45.8% lower power consumption.
Instinct MI8, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 470 and Radeon Instinct MI8. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 470 is a desktop card while Radeon Instinct MI8 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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