AMD Instinct MI350P vs AMD Radeon 8060S Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The AMD Instinct MI350P and the AMD Radeon 8060S occupy entirely different performance tiers. The recorded data shows the Radeon 8060S holds all three benchmark entries in the database, while the Instinct MI350P has no recorded benchmark scores. This absence of data for the MI350P is itself informative: it is a compute-focused accelerator with no display outputs, and its performance profile is measured through different workloads than the consumer-oriented 3DMark and Geekbench tests applied to the Radeon 8060S.

The Radeon 8060S delivers a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2162. In Geekbench OpenCL, it reaches 84626, and in Geekbench Vulkan, 80483. The average benchmark score across these tests is 55757. This places the Radeon 8060S in the 87th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest rival, the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, has an average score of 55698, a delta of only 0.1%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 trails by 0.6% with an average score of 56083, while the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X sits 1.7% behind at 54828. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is 2.8% behind with 54247.

These tight margins indicate the Radeon 8060S performs essentially at parity with a desktop mid-range card like the RX 6750 GRE and near-parity with the RTX 5080 in this mixed benchmark set. The delta percentages are small, all within a 3.4% band. The data suggests the Radeon 8060S, despite being an integrated graphics processor in a mobile chip, achieves performance comparable to discrete desktop GPUs from the previous generation. The Instinct MI350P, with no benchmark entries, cannot be directly compared through these same tests. Its 600 W thermal design power and 144 GB HBM3e memory target a different class of workload entirely, one where consumer graphics benchmarks are not the relevant metric.

The absence of head-to-head benchmark entries means the only quantified comparisons available are those for the Radeon 8060S against its listed rivals. The Instinct MI350P has zero wins and zero losses in the head-to-head table, a structural outcome of having no recorded tests. What the data does show is that the Radeon 8060S is a competent performer in its own tier, while the MI350P is an unmeasured entity in this particular database context.

FAQ

Q: What benchmark scores does the AMD Radeon 8060S have?

A: The Radeon 8060S has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2162, a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84626, and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 80483. Its average benchmark score is 55757.

Q: How does the Radeon 8060S compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The Radeon 8060S is 0.1% ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB (55698), 0.6% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 (56083), 1.7% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W5700X (54828), and 2.8% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (54247).

Q: What is the Instinct MI350P's benchmark performance?

A: The database contains no benchmark scores for the Instinct MI350P. Its average benchmark score is 0, and it has no nearest rivals listed. It occupies the 50th percentile of all GPUs by default.

Q: What memory configurations do the two cards use?

A: The Instinct MI350P has 144 GB of HBM3e memory with an 8192-bit bus and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8060S uses System Shared memory, with a System Dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the thermal design power ratings?

A: The Instinct MI350P has a TDP of 600 W, while the Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W. The MI350P requires a 1000 W suggested power supply and a 16-pin power connector, whereas the Radeon 8060S needs no power connectors.

Q: Which card has a higher clock speed?

A: The Radeon 8060S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz. The Instinct MI350P has a base clock of 1000 MHz and a boost clock of 2200 MHz.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear split along workload type. For graphics rendering, gaming, and general-purpose compute that uses consumer APIs, the Radeon 8060S is the only option with recorded results. Its 87th percentile ranking and near-parity with the RX 6750 GRE and RTX 5080 indicate it handles standard DirectX and Vulkan workloads competently. The Radeon 8060S also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, making it a functional graphics solution for portable devices.

The Instinct MI350P, by contrast, has no display outputs and no supported graphics APIs. Its purpose lies elsewhere. The 144 GB HBM3e memory and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth, combined with a 600 W power envelope, point to large-scale compute workloads such as AI training or scientific simulation. The MI350P's 36.04 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16 (1:1 ratio) suggests it maintains consistent precision across formats, a characteristic relevant to compute tasks that require FP16 throughput. The Radeon 8060S also delivers 14.85 TFLOPS in both FP32 and FP16, but with a 1:1 ratio as well.

Users with portable devices needing graphics output should choose the Radeon 8060S. Datacenter operators with power budgets for a 600 W accelerator and memory capacity requirements in the hundreds of gigabytes should choose the Instinct MI350P. The data does not support using the MI350P for any display-based workload, nor the Radeon 8060S for high-capacity memory compute tasks.

Specification Differences

The two AMD products differ across nearly every measurable specification. The process nodes differ: the Instinct MI350P uses a 3 nm process from TSMC, while the Radeon 8060S uses a 4 nm process from the same foundry. The MI350P contains 73,000 million transistors on a 1190 mm² die, with a transistor density of 61.3M per mm². The Radeon 8060S has a 308 mm² die with an unknown transistor count and no density figure.

Clock speeds favor the Radeon 8060S in both base and boost: 1295 MHz base and 2900 MHz boost versus the MI350P's 1000 MHz base and 2200 MHz boost. The MI350P has dedicated memory at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective), while the Radeon 8060S uses System Shared memory with no dedicated clock.

Memory capacity and bandwidth are vastly different. The MI350P has 144 GB of HBM3e on an 8192-bit bus, delivering 8.19 TB/s. The Radeon 8060S uses System Shared memory with System Dependent bandwidth. The MI350P has 8192 shading units, 512 texture mapping units, and 0 ROPs. The Radeon 8060S has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The Radeon 8060S also has 40 ray tracing cores, while the MI350P has none listed.

Pixel and texture rates differ: the MI350P has a pixel rate of 0 MPixel/s and a texture rate of 1,126.4 GTexel/s. The Radeon 8060S has a pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance are 36.04 TFLOPS for the MI350P and 14.85 TFLOPS for the Radeon 8060S, both at 1:1 ratios.

Power requirements diverge sharply: 600 W TDP with a dual-slot form factor and 16-pin connector for the MI350P versus 55 W TDP with an IGP form factor and no connectors for the Radeon 8060S. The MI350P has no display outputs; the Radeon 8060S outputs are Portable Device Dependent. The MI350P has no supported graphics APIs, while the Radeon 8060S supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Physical dimensions: the MI350P measures 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The Radeon 8060S has no recorded dimensions. The MI350P's release date is May 2026; the Radeon 8060S released in January 2025. The MI350P's predecessor is the Radeon Instinct series, while the Radeon 8060S succeeds the Polaris Mobile series.

Architecture Differences

The Instinct MI350P uses the CDNA 4.0 architecture, designed specifically for compute accelerators. The Radeon 8060S uses RDNA 3.5, an architecture built for graphics rendering in mobile devices. This fundamental divergence explains the specification gaps. CDNA 4.0 prioritizes memory bandwidth and raw compute throughput, evident in the 8.19 TB/s bandwidth and 36.04 TFLOPS. RDNA 3.5 prioritizes power efficiency and graphics features, evident in the 55 W TDP and 40 ray tracing cores.

The MI350P's chip is named MI350 128CU, indicating 128 compute units. The Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip. The MI350P belongs to the Instinct (MIx) generation, while the Radeon 8060S belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation. The MI350P's process node is 3 nm versus 4 nm for the Radeon 8060S, both from TSMC. The die size difference, 1190 mm² versus 308 mm², reflects the MI350P's much larger transistor count of 73 billion versus unknown for the Radeon 8060S.

The MI350P has no ray tracing cores, while the Radeon 8060S has 40. The MI350P has no ROPs, while the Radeon 8060S has 64. This indicates the MI350P does not perform rasterization at all, consistent with its lack of display outputs and API support. The Radeon 8060S, with 64 ROPs and 185.6 GPixel/s pixel rate, is fully capable of rasterized graphics output.

Memory architecture differs fundamentally. HBM3e on an 8192-bit bus is a high-bandwidth, high-capacity configuration suited to large datasets. System Shared memory relies on the host system's memory, with bandwidth dependent on the platform. The MI350P's memory clock of 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective) is a dedicated figure, whereas the Radeon 8060S has no memory clock because it shares system memory.

The MI350P's texture rate of 1,126.4 GTexel/s is more than double the Radeon 8060S's 464.0 GTexel/s, reflecting the MI350P's 512 TMUs versus 160. However, the MI350P's pixel rate is zero, confirming it does not output pixels. The Radeon 8060S's 14.85 TFLOPS is less than half the MI350P's 36.04 TFLOPS, but the Radeon 8060S achieves this at 55 W versus 600 W, a significant efficiency difference.

Where Each One Wins

The Radeon 8060S wins in any scenario requiring graphics output. Its 64 ROPs, 185.6 GPixel/s pixel rate, and support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 make it functional for rendering workloads. Its 40 ray tracing cores provide hardware acceleration for ray-traced effects. The 8060S's benchmark scores, all in graphics-oriented tests, confirm its viability. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2162 and the Geekbench Vulkan score of 80483 show real measured performance in consumer workloads. Its position at the 87th percentile and within 0.6% of the RTX 5080's average score demonstrates that this integrated GPU competes with discrete desktop graphics cards.

The Instinct MI350P wins in compute density and memory capacity. Its 144 GB HBM3e memory dwarfs the Radeon 8060S's System Shared configuration. The 8.19 TB/s bandwidth is an order of magnitude higher than what any system-shared memory solution can provide. The 36.04 TFLOPS FP32 and FP16 throughput, at a 1:1 ratio, suits workloads that need consistent precision across formats. The 600 W power envelope and 1000 W suggested PSU indicate a datacenter deployment where power is available and compute density matters. The 1,126.4 GTexel/s texture rate, while not relevant to graphics output (0 MPixel/s pixel rate), suggests the MI350P can process texture-like data structures at high speed, potentially useful in compute shaders or data processing.

The Radeon 8060S wins in power efficiency. At 55 W versus 600 W, it delivers 14.85 TFLOPS at roughly one-tenth the power draw. For mobile or portable devices, this efficiency is decisive. The MI350P wins in raw throughput and memory capacity, but this comes at a 600 W cost. The Radeon 8060S also wins in API compatibility, supporting the full modern graphics stack, while the MI350P supports none.

The data shows two AMD products with no overlap in intended use. The Radeon 8060S is a tested, verified graphics solution for portable systems. The Instinct MI350P is an untested compute accelerator with specifications aimed at memory-bound workloads. Neither can substitute for the other.