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AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB

Curated Aggregate·2025-07-1112 workloads · 20 records
MyAI RatingNot scoredInsufficient comparison evidence

VRAM

192 GB

TDP

750 W

MSRP

$18k

Perf/W

0.10 tok/s/W

Cost/1K tok

$0.0026/k

Tested

2025-07-11

Quick answer

How many tokens per second does AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB produce on Llama 3 70B Q4?

AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB has a source-attributed result of 72.0 tok/s on Llama 3 70B Q4 (batch 1, 8192-token context, Q4_K_M; runtime not documented). This is a reference report, not an independently verified lab result. A 70B Q4_K_M artifact needs roughly 40GB for weights alone; smaller memory configurations require explicit offload or model splitting and do not establish full-GPU residency.

Source: MyAIHardware benchmark database (bench-mi300x-l3-70b-q4)As of 2025-07-11

Overview

AMD Datacenter

AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB — CDNA3-architecture datacenter APU. 192GB HBM3 at 5.3 TB/s, 750W TDP. AMD's answer to the H100/H200 for AI workloads. ROCm software stack maturing through 2025-2026.

AI Usefulness

192GB VRAM at competitive bandwidth makes this a credible H200 alternative for inference. vLLM ROCm support is production-grade. Llama 3.1 70B Q4 runs at ~120+ tok/s. The software tax (ROCm vs CUDA) is the real consideration — fewer engines support it, and community tooling is thinner. Best for operators who already have AMD infrastructure or who are specifically chasing $/VRAM ratios.

Editorial Verdict

8
Editor Rating

Best for organizations with existing AMD infrastructure or those specifically chasing $/VRAM ratios at datacenter scale. The software maturity gap vs NVIDIA is real but narrowing.

What it does well

  • +192GB HBM3 at 5.3 TB/s — the highest VRAM single-GPU available
  • +ROCm 6.x is production-grade for vLLM and llama.cpp
  • +Competes with H200 on capacity at potentially lower cost
  • +~120+ tok/s on 70B Q4 — competitive with NVIDIA datacenter

Where it breaks

  • , Software tax: ROCm ecosystem trails CUDA in breadth and community tooling
  • , Fewer engines support it — no TensorRT-LLM, no ExLlamaV2
  • , 750W TDP — datacenter power and cooling required
  • , $10,000-15,000 — not consumer territory

Sweet Spot

70B FP16 or smaller quantized artifacts with measured context headroom. Standard 405B Q4 exceeds 192GB before runtime overhead.

Bad Use Cases

  • ×CUDA-dependent workflows
  • ×Consumer/homelab builds
  • ×Windows AI (ROCm is Linux-only)
  • ×Workloads requiring TensorRT-LLM optimizations

What Breaks First

ROCm driver compatibility with specific kernel versions — pin your ROCm + kernel combination once stable. vLLM ROCm branch occasionally lags upstream.

Software Support

vLLM (ROCm)llama.cpp (ROCm/HIP)PyTorch (ROCm)Ollama (ROCm experimental)

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (reference), RHEL 9, other Linux (ROCm-supported), Windows (unsupported), macOS (unsupported)

Best Pairings

  • vLLM 0.6.3+ ROCm 6.2 + Llama 3.1 70B AWQ-INT4 for serving
  • llama.cpp HIP + 70B Q4 for single-stream
  • Ubuntu 22.04 + ROCm 6.2.4 — the validated stack

Power & Cooling

750W TDP. Datacenter power and cooling required. Not suitable for residential. ROCm power management less mature than NVIDIA's — expect higher idle draw.

Verdict

AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB with 192GB VRAM at 750W TDP, scored across 12 workloads with 20 benchmark records.

Reference workload

DeepSeek-R1 7B

215 tok/s

Quantization

Q4_K_M

8K context · batch 1

LLM Inference Performance

065130195260Llama 370B Q4Llama 370B Q8Llama 3 8BFP16Qwen 2.514BDeepSeek-R17BGemma 29B

Benchmarks (12 workloads)

WorkloadScoreQuantContextσStatusTested
Llama 3 70B Q4

llm

72.0tok/sQ4_K_M8K, Curated Aggregate2025-07-11
Llama 3 70B Q8

llm

48.0tok/sQ8_08K, Curated Aggregate2025-07-15
Llama 3 8B FP16

llm

260.0tok/sFP168K, Curated Aggregate2025-07-30
SDXL image gen

image

22.0img/minFP16, , Curated Aggregate2024-12-22
Embedding throughput

embedding

9600.0emb/sFP161K, Curated Aggregate2026-02-12
Qwen 2.5 14B

llm

142.0tok/sQ4_K_M8K, Curated Aggregate2024-12-04
DeepSeek-R1 7B

llm

215.0tok/sQ4_K_M8K, Curated Aggregate2026-03-19
Gemma 2 9B

llm

188.0tok/sQ4_K_M8K, Curated Aggregate2025-12-08
Mistral 7B

llm

268.0tok/sQ4_K_M4K, Curated Aggregate2025-05-19
Llama 3 8B Q4

llm

122.0tok/sQ4_K_M128K, Curated Aggregate2025-04-08
Whisper transcription

audio

95.0x RTFP16, , Curated Aggregate2025-01-12
Asure 12B

llm

130.0tok/sQ4_K_M8K, Curated Aggregate2025-05-01

MyAI Score: not scored

There is insufficient comparable evidence to score AMD Instinct MI300X 192GB. A score needs results for multiple devices with matching workload, runtime version, quantization, context and batch size.

Workload Fit

Planning estimates for 192GB: weights plus at least 2GB or 10% overhead. Actual KV cache depends on model, context and cache format; confirm the artifact before buying.

Q4
Q8
FP16
7-8B
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
13-14B
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
32B
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
70B
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Reported batch-one examples
DeepSeek-R1 7B215 tok/s
Embedding throughput9600 emb/s
Gemma 2 9B188 tok/s

Public Trust Layer

Trust score

6/10

MyAI rating

Not scored

Runs

Not documented

Freshness

Aging

Source-linked row with explicit verification status.

Record date: 2026-03-19; 174 days old.

Open primary source

Enterprise buying note

Where to buy

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Amazon search plus reseller quotes

For datacenter and accelerator parts, Amazon is useful for spotting live listings, accessories, or used pulls, but serious procurement usually happens through integrators, brokers, or cloud partners.

Enterprise procurement, not retail

This silicon is typically acquired through an authorized OEM partner, system integrator, or hyperscaler reseller. For on-demand access, compare hourly rates at RunPod, Vast.ai, Lambda Labs, or your existing cloud provider before committing to capital expenditure.

  • +Use $18k only as a rough anchor. Enterprise street pricing moves with supply, warranty, and included accessories.
  • +Confirm cooling, power delivery, and return terms before you purchase. These parts often ship without consumer-friendly safeguards.
  • +If this is for production, compare against authorized reseller quotes before you commit.

There is insufficient comparable evidence for a purchase recommendation. Check model fit, software support and a current seller quote.

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