AMD MI250
vs
Nvidia A16
The MI250 has 8x the memory and 16x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
8x more on MI250
- MI250
- 128 GB
- A16
- 16 GB
Memory bandwidth
16x higher on MI250
- MI250
- 3,200 GB/s
- A16
- 200 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
MI250 is not sold on demand
- MI250
- --
- A16
- --
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | MI250 | A16 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | Sold out | |
| Reserved | -- /GPU/hr from $1.30 (12 mo) | No reserved listings |
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Medians are across providers, one vote each, so a large catalog does not outweigh a small one. No median for reserved on the MI250: we only show one when at least 3 providers list the GPU on that billing type. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
Price history
MI250 vs A16 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | MI250 | A16 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 128 GB HBM2e | 16 GB GDDR6 | 8x more on MI250 |
| Bandwidth | 3,200 GB/s | 200 GB/s | 16x higher on MI250 |
| Bus width | 8,192-bit | 128-bit | 64x wider on MI250 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | 17.9 TFLOPS | 20x higher on MI250 |
| INT8 | 362.1 TOPS | 35.9 TOPS | 10x higher on MI250 |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS | 20x higher on MI250 |
| FP64 | 45.3 TFLOPS | Not supported | MI250 only |
| Platform | |||
| Interconnect | Infinity Fabric 400 GB/s | PCIe only | Infinity Fabric on MI250 only |
| Released | Q4 2021 | Q2 2021 | 7 months newer on MI250 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP16BF16TF32FP32INT4INT8 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: MI250 datasheet and A16 datasheet.
Where to rent them
Providers that rent these GPUs, with each one's cheapest rate. No provider we track offers both right now.
| Provider | MI250 | A16 |
|---|---|---|
Cirrascale
USA
|
$1.30 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- |
Vultr
USA
|
-- | $0.47 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Sesterce
France
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand |
Similar GPUs
Other comparisons in the same class.
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Nvidia A100
80 GB HBM2e · 40% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.34 /GPU/hr Compare
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AMD MI300X
192 GB HBM3 · 66% more bandwidth than the MI250
From $2.59 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia V100
32 GB HBM2 · 72% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.12 /GPU/hr Compare
-
Nvidia L4
24 GB GDDR6 · 50% more bandwidth than the A16
From $0.33 /GPU/hr Compare
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Nvidia T4
16 GB GDDR6 · 50% more bandwidth than the A16
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for AMD MI250 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia A16 on Sept. 14, 2026.