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AMD Radeon Instinct MI6

Graphics Processor
Ellesmere
Cores
2304
TMUs
144
ROPs
32
Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
256 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
I/O
I/O
The Radeon Instinct MI6 is a professional graphics card by AMD, launched on December 12th, 2016. Built on the 14 nm process, and based on the Ellesmere graphics processor, in its Ellesmere XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12. The Ellesmere graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 232 mm² and 5,700 million transistors. It features 2304 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. AMD has paired 8 GB GDDR5 memory with the Radeon Instinct MI6, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 1120 MHz, which can be boosted up to 1233 MHz, memory is running at 1750 MHz (7 Gbps effective).
Being a single-slot card, the AMD Radeon Instinct MI6 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 150 W maximum. This device has no display connectivity, as it is not designed to have monitors connected to it. Radeon Instinct MI6 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, 111 mm in width, and features a single-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
Ellesmere
GPU Variant
Ellesmere XT
Architecture
GCN 4.0
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Process Size
14 nm
Transistors
5,700 million
Density
24.6M / mm²
Die Size
232 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-1401

Graphics Card

Release Date
Dec 12th, 2016
Generation
Radeon Instinct
(MIx)
Predecessor
FirePro Data Center
Production
Active
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
2%
GeForce 9400 GT
3%
Radeon HD 4550
3%
Radeon HD 5450
4%
Radeon HD 6450
5%
GeForce GT 520
5%
GeForce GT 220
7%
GeForce GT 430
9%
Radeon HD 5570
9%
Radeon HD 4670
10%
GeForce GT 440
10%
GeForce GT 240
10%
GeForce 9600 GT
12%
Radeon HD 5670
13%
GeForce GT 640
14%
GeForce 9800 GT
14%
Radeon HD 6670
15%
Radeon HD 4830
15%
Radeon HD 4770
16%
Radeon HD 4850
17%
GeForce GTS 250
17%
GeForce GTS 450
18%
Radeon HD 5750
19%
Radeon HD 7750
21%
Radeon HD 5770
21%
GeForce GTX 260
22%
Radeon HD 4870
22%
Radeon Vega 8
22%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
22%
GeForce GTX 650
23%
Radeon HD 5830
24%
Radeon HD 6790
25%
Radeon HD 4890
26%
GeForce GTX 460
26%
Radeon RX Vega 11
27%
GeForce GT 1030
27%
GeForce GTX 275
27%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
27%
GeForce GTX 280
27%
GeForce GTX 465
28%
Radeon HD 6850
29%
GeForce GTX 285
30%
Radeon HD 5850
32%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
32%
Radeon HD 7790
32%
Radeon RX 550
34%
GeForce GTX 470
34%
Radeon HD 6870
35%
Radeon HD 5870
38%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
39%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
39%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
40%
Radeon HD 6950
40%
GeForce GTX 295
41%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
42%
Radeon HD 7850
42%
GeForce GTX 480
43%
Radeon HD 6970
45%
Radeon R7 265
46%
Radeon RX 460
46%
Radeon R7 370
46%
GeForce GTX 660
47%
GeForce GTX 570
47%
Radeon RX 560
47%
GeForce GTX 950
50%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
51%
Radeon R9 270X
52%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
53%
GeForce GTX 580
53%
GeForce GTX 1050
53%
Radeon HD 7950
53%
GeForce GTX 1630
54%
Radeon HD 5970
54%
GeForce GTX 760
56%
GeForce GTX 670
60%
GeForce GTX 960
62%
Radeon R9 380
63%
Radeon R9 285
64%
Radeon HD 7970
64%
GeForce GTX 680
65%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
67%
GeForce GTX 770
68%
Radeon HD 6990
70%
Radeon R9 280X
72%
GeForce GTX 590
73%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
73%
GeForce GTX 780
81%
Arc A380
81%
Radeon RX 6400
82%
GeForce GTX 1650
83%
Radeon RX 470
89%
Radeon R9 290
90%
Radeon RX 570
95%
Radeon R9 390
96%
Radeon R9 290X
96%
GeForce GTX 970
98%
GeForce GTX TITAN
99%
Radeon Instinct MI6
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
100%
Radeon R9 390X
102%
Radeon HD 7990
102%
Radeon RX 480
103%
GeForce GTX 690
104%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
106%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
108%
Radeon RX 580
109%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
110%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
111%
GeForce GTX 980
111%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
112%
Radeon R9 FURY
113%
Radeon RX 590
118%
Radeon R9 295X2
124%
GeForce GTX 1660
125%
Radeon R9 FURY X
126%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
128%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
132%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
136%
GeForce GTX 1070
143%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
143%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
146%
Radeon RX Vega 56
152%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
162%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
164%
Radeon RX Vega 64
166%
GeForce GTX 1080
169%
GeForce RTX 2060
169%
Radeon RX 5700
176%
Arc A580
176%
Radeon RX 6600
183%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
189%
GeForce RTX 2070
192%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
192%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
196%
Arc A750
202%
Radeon VII
203%
TITAN X Pascal
209%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
211%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
215%
Arc A770
217%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
217%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
228%
Radeon RX 7600
231%
GeForce RTX 4060
232%
GeForce RTX 2080
234%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
238%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
245%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
251%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
260%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
276%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
279%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
281%
GeForce RTX 3070
294%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
314%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
318%
Radeon RX 6800
324%
GeForce RTX 4070
359%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
368%
GeForce RTX 3080
382%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
386%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
396%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
416%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
424%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
428%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
428%
GeForce RTX 3090
436%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
447%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
488%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
501%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
506%
GeForce RTX 4080
568%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
576%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
582%
GeForce RTX 4090
713%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
1120 MHz
Boost Clock
1233 MHz
Memory Clock
1750 MHz
7 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
8 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
256 bit
Bandwidth
224.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
2304
TMUs
144
ROPs
32
Compute Units
36
L1 Cache
16 KB (per CU)
L2 Cache
2 MB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
39.46 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
177.6 GTexel/s
FP16 (half)
5.682 TFLOPS (1:1)
FP32 (float)
5.682 TFLOPS
FP64 (double)
355.1 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
241 mm
9.5 inches
Width
111 mm
4.4 inches
TDP
150 W
Suggested PSU
450 W
Outputs
No outputs
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin
Board Number
D122

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (12_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.7

Ellesmere GPU Notes

Generation: Arctic Islands
Codename: Polaris 10/20/30
Old Codename: Cozumel / Hawaii Refresh
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0
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