Radeon RX 9050 vs Instinct MI60
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Instinct MI60 with Radeon RX 9050, including specs and performance data.
MI60 outperforms RX 9050 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 161 | 264 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.26 | 20.66 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 18 November 2018 (7 years ago) | 28 July 2026 (less than a year ago) |
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 | 4096 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1330 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1800 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 92 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 460.8 | 166.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 14.75 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 4 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 | 1x 6-pin + 1x 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,024 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 | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.67 | 24.40 |
| Recency | 18 November 2018 | 28 July 2026 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 92 Watt |
Instinct MI60 has a 46% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 43% more advanced lithography process, and 69% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Instinct MI60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9050 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI60 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 is a desktop one.
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