AMD MI250
vs
Nvidia P5000
The MI250 is newer, with 8x the memory and 11x the bandwidth.
At a glance
Memory
8x more on MI250
- MI250
- 128 GB
- P5000
- 16 GB
Memory bandwidth
11x higher on MI250
- MI250
- 3,200 GB/s
- P5000
- 288 GB/s
Cheapest on-demand
MI250 is not sold on demand
- MI250
- --
- P5000
- $0.78 /GPU/hr
Price comparison
Median price per GPU per hour by billing type, with the cheapest listing under it.
| Billing | MI250 | P5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | No on-demand listings | -- /GPU/hr from $0.78 | |
| 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 and on-demand on the P5000: 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 P5000 price history
Weekly median on-demand price per GPU per hour
Specs comparison
| Spec | MI250 | P5000 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memory | |||
| Capacity | 128 GB HBM2e | 16 GB GDDR5X | 8x more on MI250 |
| Bandwidth | 3,200 GB/s | 288 GB/s | 11x higher on MI250 |
| Bus width | 8,192-bit | 256-bit | 32x wider on MI250 |
| Compute · dense | |||
| FP16 / BF16 | 362.1 TFLOPS | ||
| INT8 | 362.1 TOPS | Not supported | MI250 only |
| FP32 | 90.5 TFLOPS | 8.9 TFLOPS | 10x 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 |
| Board power | 500 W | 180 W | 2.8x higher on MI250 |
| Released | Q4 2021 | Q4 2016 | 5 years newer on MI250 |
| Precision | |||
| Supported formats | FP16BF16FP32FP64INT4INT8 | FP16FP32 | |
Compute: Vendor peak figures, dense and per GPU. Not measured throughput.
Source: MI250 datasheet and P5000 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 | P5000 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
$1.30 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- |
|
|
-- | $0.78 /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 $0.40 /GPU/hr Compare -
AMD MI300X
192 GB HBM3 · 66% more bandwidth than the MI250
From $2.59 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia V100
32 GB HBM2 · 72% less bandwidth than the MI250
From $0.11 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia A5000
24 GB GDDR6 · 2.7x the bandwidth of the P5000
From $0.23 /GPU/hr Compare -
Nvidia RTX 5000
16 GB GDDR6 · 56% more bandwidth than the P5000
From $0.10 /GPU/hr Compare
Our data for AMD MI250 was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Nvidia P5000 on Sept. 14, 2026.