Radeon RX 9060 XT vs Instinct MI25
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Instinct MI25 with Radeon RX 9060 XT, including specs and performance data.
RX 9060 XT outperforms Instinct MI25 by a whopping 362% 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 | 464 | 75 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.63 | 24.41 |
| Architecture | GCN 5.0 (2017−2020) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Vega 10 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 27 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 18 May 2025 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 4096 ×2 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 1400 MHz | 2220 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1500 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,500 million | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 384.0 ×2 | 413.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.29 TFLOPS ×2 | 26.46 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 ×2 | 64 |
| TMUs | 256 ×2 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| 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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB ×2 | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit ×2 | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 852 MHz | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 436.2 GB/s ×2 | 322.3 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.125 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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 | 10.53 | 48.66 |
| Recency | 27 June 2017 | 18 May 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
Instinct MI25 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RX 9060 XT, on the other hand, has a 362.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Instinct MI25 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Instinct MI25 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 9060 XT is a desktop one.
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