Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 128GB vs Intel Data Center GPU Max 1100 48GB

The Data Center GPU Max 1550 delivers 2.0x the FP16 throughput of the Data Center GPU Max 1100 (839 vs 420 TFLOPS dense). The Data Center GPU Max 1550 also carries 80 GB more memory (128 GB vs 48 GB).

Data Center GPU Max 1550: Xe-HPC, 2023 Data Center GPU Max 1100: Xe-HPC, 2023
FP16 dense lead
2.0x
Data Center GPU Max 1550: 839 vs 420 TFLOPS
VRAM
128 vs 48 GB
80 GB more for the Data Center GPU Max 1550
Bandwidth
3.3 TB/s vs 1.2 TB/s
Data Center GPU Max 1550 moves data faster
TDP
600 W vs 300 W
Data Center GPU Max 1100 draws 300 W less

Specifications

Data Center GPU Max 1550
Data Center GPU Max 1100
Architecture
Xe-HPCXe-HPC
Launch Year
20232023
Form Factor
OAMPCIe
VRAM
128 GB48 GB
Memory Bandwidth
3.3 TB/s1.2 TB/s
TDP
600 W300 W
Process Node

Performance (TFLOPS)

Data Center GPU Max 1550
Data Center GPU Max 1100
FP64
52.0 TFlops 22.2 TFlops
FP32
52.0 TFlops 22.2 TFlops
FP16
839.0 TFlops 419.5 TFlops
BF16
839.0 TFlops 419.5 TFlops
INT8
1678.0 TFlops 839.0 TFlops

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both GPUs launched in 2023: the Data Center GPU Max 1550 on Xe-HPC and the Data Center GPU Max 1100 on Xe-HPC.

Dense throughput for the Data Center GPU Max 1550 against the Data Center GPU Max 1100: FP64 52 vs 22 TFLOPS, FP32 52 vs 22 TFLOPS, FP16 839 vs 420 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.

Memory is 128 GB against 48 GB, fed at 3.3 TB/s versus 1.2 TB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.

Power budgets are 600 W for the Data Center GPU Max 1550 and 300 W for the Data Center GPU Max 1100. At FP32 that works out to 0.09 against 0.07 TFLOPS per watt.

For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Data Center GPU Max 1550 faster than the Data Center GPU Max 1100?

At FP16 precision the Data Center GPU Max 1550 reaches 839 TFLOPS dense against 420 TFLOPS for the Data Center GPU Max 1100. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which has more memory, the Data Center GPU Max 1550 or the Data Center GPU Max 1100?

The Data Center GPU Max 1550 carries 128 GB of VRAM versus 48 GB for the Data Center GPU Max 1100. Memory bandwidth is 3.3 TB/s for the Data Center GPU Max 1550 and 1.2 TB/s for the Data Center GPU Max 1100.

How much power do the Data Center GPU Max 1550 and the Data Center GPU Max 1100 draw?

The Data Center GPU Max 1550 is rated at 600 W TDP and the Data Center GPU Max 1100 at 300 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the Data Center GPU Max 1550 is the more efficient part.

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