Radeon RX 9050 8 GB vs Instinct MI250
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | CDNA 2.0 (2021−2022) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Aldebaran | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2021 (4 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 13312 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 58,200 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1,414 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 45.26 TFLOPS | 10.65 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | 832 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 3.3 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2e | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 8192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 3,277 GB/s | 288.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | N/A | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | N/A | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | N/A | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2021 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 92 Watt |
Instinct MI250 has a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9050 8 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 443% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI250 and Radeon RX 9050 8 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI250 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 8 GB is a desktop one.
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