MetaX C500 vs MetaX C550

Side-by-side specifications, performance, and rental pricing for datacenter AI workloads.

C500: XCORE GPGPU, 2023

Memory

64 vs 64 GB

Same capacity

TDP

350 W vs 450 W

C500 draws 100 W less

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MetaX C500

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What is the MetaX C500?

The C500 is a GPU from MetaX on the XCORE GPGPU architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is a PCIe add-in card, so it fits standard servers and workstations. C500 full specifications →

Can I rent the C500 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the C500 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the C500 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the C500 against the C550. Both are MetaX parts; the C500 is a PCIe card while the C550 is an OAM module. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the C500 figures come from?

MetaX published the C500 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

MetaX C550

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What is the MetaX C550?

The C550 is a GPU from MetaX on the XCORE 1.0 architecture, an accelerator for AI training, inference and high-performance computing. It is an OAM module, the open accelerator format used in multi-GPU servers. C550 full specifications →

Can I rent the C550 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the C550 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the C550 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the C550 against the C500. Both are MetaX parts; the C550 is an OAM module while the C500 is a PCIe card. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the C550 figures come from?

MetaX published the C550 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

C500

C550

Architecture

XCORE GPGPUXCORE 1.0

Launch Year

2023—

Form Factor

PCIeOAM

Memory

64 GB64 GB

Memory Bandwidth

——

TDP

350 W450 W

Process Node

7nm—

Spec

C500

C550

Architecture XCORE GPGPUXCORE 1.0

Launch Year 2023—

Form Factor PCIeOAM

Memory 64 GB64 GB

Memory Bandwidth ——

TDP 350 W450 W

Process Node 7nm—

Performance (TFLOPS)

C500

C550

18 TFLOPS

140 TFLOPS

280 TFLOPS

FP6

560 TOPS

Precision

C500

C550

18 TFLOPS

140 TFLOPS

280 TFLOPS

FP6

560 TOPS

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FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Both carry 64 GB of memory.

Power is 350 W against 450 W, and at FP32 the C500 does more work per watt. Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP32, TF32, BF16, FP16, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS.

Frequently asked questions

Which should you choose, the C500 or the C550?

The C500 draws 100 W less power, which matters in an air-cooled or power-capped rack. Packaging differs too: the C500 is a PCIe card while the C550 is an OAM module, so check what your servers accept.

Which has more memory, the C500 or the C550?

Both GPUs carry 64 GB of memory.

How much power do the C500 and the C550 draw?

The C500 is rated at 350 W TDP and the C550 at 450 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the C500 is the more efficient part.

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MetaX C500 vs MetaX C550

MetaX C500

What is the MetaX C500?

Can I rent the C500 in the cloud?

How does the C500 compare with other accelerators?

Where do the C500 figures come from?

MetaX C550

What is the MetaX C550?

Can I rent the C550 in the cloud?

How does the C550 compare with other accelerators?

Where do the C550 figures come from?

Specifications

Performance (TFLOPS)

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Frequently asked questions

Which should you choose, the C500 or the C550?

Which has more memory, the C500 or the C550?

How much power do the C500 and the C550 draw?

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