GPU Comparison
NVIDIA A100 SXM vs AMD MI250X.
Side-by-side comparison of specs, performance, and cloud rental pricing. NVIDIA A100 SXM is the cheaper option at $1.05/hr.
TL;DR
Choose NVIDIA A100 SXM if you want the Ampere architecture or SXM form factor.
Choose AMD MI250X if you need 128GB+ on a single GPU (48GB more than NVIDIA A100 SXM).
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Ampere
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hrCheaper
$0.92-$1.18/hr range · 9 regions
VRAM80GB HBM2e
FP1678 TFLOPS
Bandwidth2.0 TB/s
CDNA 2
AMD MI250X
$1.35/hr
$1.20-$1.50/hr range · 4 regions
VRAM128GB HBM2e
FP1695.7 TFLOPS
Bandwidth3.3 TB/s
At a glance
Spec by spec.
Visual comparison across the four specs that matter most for AI workloads. Green bar marks the winner.
VRAM
NVIDIA A100 SXM
80 GB
AMD MI250X
128 GB
Memory Bandwidth
NVIDIA A100 SXM
2.0 TB/s
AMD MI250X
3.3 TB/s
FP16 Performance
NVIDIA A100 SXM
78 TFLOPS
AMD MI250X
95.7 TFLOPS
Hourly Price
NVIDIA A100 SXM
$1.05/hr
AMD MI250X
$1.35/hr
Full specs
Complete spec sheet.
SpecNVIDIA A100 SXMAMD MI250X
ArchitectureAmpereCDNA 2
VRAM80 GB128 GB●
Memory TypeHBM2eHBM2e
Memory Bandwidth2.0 TB/s3.3 TB/s●
FP32 Performance19.5 TFLOPS47.9 TFLOPS●
FP16 Performance78 TFLOPS95.7 TFLOPS●
INT8 Performance624 TOPS●383 TOPS
TDP400 W560 W
Form FactorSXMOAM
NVLinkYesNo
Max GPU/Node88
Hourly Price$1.05/hr●$1.35/hr
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