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AMD Instinct MI250X

CDNA2 dual-die accelerator (128GB HBM2e at 3.2 TB/s) launched November 2021 and used in the Frontier exascale supercomputer. AMD never published a price; reseller/cloud estimates run about $8k-12k.

GlobalShippingAMDCDNA 2 familyLaunched 2021-11TSMC 6nm

Latest observation ~$8K (per card) as of 2026-08 · researched 2026-08-27

~$8Klatest observation · street price · 2026-08
1dated price observations on record
9sourced specs (all linked below)

Specifications

Sourced specs

SpecValueSource
FP64 compute47.9 TFLOPS (vector) / 95.7 TFLOPS (matrix)via amd.com2026-08-27
FP32 compute47.9 TFLOPS (95.7 TFLOPS matrix)via amd.com2026-08-27
FP16 compute383 TFLOPS (matrix, dense)via amd.com2026-08-27
BF16 compute383 TFLOPS (matrix)via amd.com2026-08-27
INT8 / INT4383 TOPS / 383 TOPS (matrix)via amd.com2026-08-27
Memory128GB HBM2e, 3.2 TB/s, 8192-bit interfacevia amd.com2026-08-27
InterconnectInfinity Fabric: 8 links at 100 GB/s; PCIe 4.0via amd.com2026-08-27
TDP500W (up to 560W peak)via amd.com2026-08-27
GPU config14,080 stream processors, 220 CUs, 1700 MHz, dual-die packagevia amd.com2026-08-27

Pricing

Price history, newest first

DatePriceTypeSourceConfidence
2026-08~$8K per cardCloud-reseller estimate $8,000-12,000 per card; no launch-era official price ever disclosedStreet pricevia Epoch AI (citing Massed Compute)low

vendor-official or multiple independent reports · single major report or several secondary · estimate or lone secondary source

Prices in USD, converted at each observation year's average exchange rate; the original figure and rate print under every converted price. How prices are sourced and graded ↗

Context

Notes

  • Pricing not publicly disclosed by AMD; MI250X was sold mainly via exascale/HPC system integrators (Frontier, LUMI).

Where it sits

In the stack

All specs and prices link to their original sources, dated as observed. Figures are market observations, not offers; treat each as of its date.