AMD Instinct MI350P vs Intel Arc A580 Comparison

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Instinct MI350P and Intel Arc A580 occupy entirely different segments of the GPU landscape. The MI350P is a compute-oriented accelerator with no display outputs, no graphics API support, and zero ROPs. Its 36.04 TFLOPS of FP32 and FP16 (1:1) throughput, paired with 144 GB of HBM3e memory on an 8192-bit bus, positions it squarely for data-center workloads such as large-scale matrix operations, AI inference, and high-bandwidth memory-bound tasks. The Intel Arc A580, by contrast, is a consumer graphics card with 24 ray-tracing cores, full DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 support, plus 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 2.0 outputs. It delivers 12.29 TFLOPS FP32 and 24.58 TFLOPS FP16 (2:1), making it a viable option for gaming, content creation, and general desktop use.

The database shows that the MI350P has no recorded benchmark entries, while the A580 has three: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (2229), Geekbench OpenCL (91657), and Geekbench Vulkan (79381). The A580's average benchmark score is 57756, placing it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. The MI350P sits at the 50th percentile with an average score of 0, indicating that no standardized benchmark data exists for it in the database. Consequently, the MI350P wins in raw compute capacity and memory bandwidth, while the A580 wins in every measurable graphics benchmark and in software ecosystem compatibility.

Architecture Differences

The MI350P uses the CDNA 4.0 architecture on a 3 nm TSMC process, packing 73,000 million transistors into a 1190 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 61.3 million per mm². Its chip is the MI350 128CU, featuring 8192 shading units and 512 TMUs. It has no ROPs, no ray-tracing cores, and no tensor cores listed. The memory subsystem is HBM3e with 144 GB capacity, 8192-bit bus width, and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth. The memory clock is 2000 MHz with 8 Gbps effective data rate. The card uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, a dual-slot design, a 1x 16-pin power connector, and has a 600 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 1000 W. Its dimensions are 267 mm length, 111 mm height, and 40 mm width. It has no display outputs and no graphics API support (DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan are all N/A). The release date is 2026-05-06, and it follows the Radeon Instinct line.

The Intel Arc A580 uses the Xe-HPG architecture on a 6 nm TSMC process, with 21,700 million transistors on a 406 mm² die, for a transistor density of 53.4 million per mm². Its chip is DG2-512, part of the Alchemist generation (Arc 5). It has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, 96 ROPs, and 24 ray-tracing cores. The memory is 8 GB GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth, clocked at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective data rate. The card uses PCIe 4.0 x16, a dual-slot design, 2x 8-pin power connectors, and a 175 W TDP with a suggested PSU of 450 W. It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Its production status is Active, release date is 2023-10-09, and its successor is Battlemage.

The key architectural differences are stark: the MI350P has more than twice the shading units (8192 vs 3072), more than double the TMUs (512 vs 192), and a vastly larger memory bus (8192-bit vs 256-bit). However, the A580 has actual render output units (96 ROPs) and ray-tracing hardware, while the MI350P has none. The MI350P's texture rate is 1,126.4 GTexel/s versus the A580's 384.0 GTexel/s, and its pixel rate is 0 MPixel/s versus 192.0 GPixel/s. The MI350P is built for compute throughput, not rasterization.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

No head-to-head benchmark entries exist in the database for these two GPUs, and the MI350P has no individual benchmark scores recorded. The only measurable data comes from the Intel Arc A580. Its 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2229 reflects a performance level that the MI350P cannot reproduce, as the MI350P lacks any DirectX support. The Geekbench OpenCL score of 91657 and Geekbench Vulkan score of 79381 further illustrate the A580's software compatibility and measured performance in cross-platform compute workloads.

For the MI350P, the database records a percentile rank of 50 and an average benchmark score of 0, indicating no standardized tests have been run or recorded. This is not a statement of performance capability; rather, it reflects the absence of benchmark data for a card with no graphics APIs and no display outputs. The MI350P's FP32 throughput of 36.04 TFLOPS is roughly three times the A580's 12.29 TFLOPS, and its FP16 throughput matches its FP32 at 36.04 TFLOPS, whereas the A580's FP16 is double its FP32 at 24.58 TFLOPS. Memory bandwidth is even more divergent: 8.19 TB/s versus 512.0 GB/s, a 16-fold difference. These figures are theoretical maxima from the specification sheets, not measured benchmark scores.

The A580's nearest rivals in the database include the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (average score 58085, delta -0.6%), AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (57367, +0.7%), Intel Arc A570M (58239, -0.8%), and AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (58392, -1.1%). The A580's average score of 57756 sits within 1.1% of all four rivals, indicating that its measured performance is tightly clustered with these cards. The MI350P has no nearest rivals listed, reinforcing that it operates in a separate performance class with no comparable consumer-grade data.

The Verdict

The data indicates that the AMD Instinct MI350P and Intel Arc A580 are not competitors in any meaningful sense. The MI350P is a server-grade accelerator with no graphics output, no API support, and a 600 W TDP, designed for memory-intensive compute tasks. Its 144 GB HBM3e memory and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth exceed any consumer card by a wide margin, and its FP32 and FP16 throughput of 36.04 TFLOPS is roughly triple the A580's FP32 figure. However, the database records zero benchmark scores for the MI350P, so no measured performance validation exists.

The Intel Arc A580 is a consumer GPU with measurable performance: an average benchmark score of 57756, placing it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its three benchmark results (3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 2229, Geekbench OpenCL 91657, Geekbench Vulkan 79381) confirm that it can run modern graphics workloads and general compute tasks. Its 8 GB GDDR6 memory and 512.0 GB/s bandwidth are sufficient for mainstream gaming and content creation, and its 24 ray-tracing cores plus full API support make it a functional graphics card.

Users requiring massive memory capacity, extreme bandwidth, or high FP16 throughput for server-side workloads would select the MI350P, but they must operate without any graphics output and rely on compute APIs not listed in the database. Users seeking a graphics card with display outputs, ray tracing, and confirmed benchmark performance would select the A580. The MI350P is not a substitute for the A580 in any graphics scenario, and the A580 cannot approach the MI350P's memory or compute specifications. The choice is dictated by workload type: compute acceleration versus graphical rendering.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 performance?

A: The AMD Instinct MI350P has 36.04 TFLOPS FP32, while the Intel Arc A580 has 12.29 TFLOPS FP32. The MI350P is approximately three times higher.

Q: Does the AMD Instinct MI350P support DirectX?

A: No. The database lists DirectX as N/A for the MI350P. The Intel Arc A580 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: How much memory does each card have?

A: The MI350P has 144 GB of HBM3e memory with an 8192-bit bus and 8.19 TB/s bandwidth. The A580 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for the Intel Arc A580?

A: The A580 has an average benchmark score of 57756, placing it in the 87th percentile of all GPUs. Its individual scores are 2229 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, 91657 in Geekbench OpenCL, and 79381 in Geekbench Vulkan.

Q: Does the MI350P have any recorded benchmark scores?

A: No. The database lists zero benchmarks for the MI350P, with an average score of 0 and a percentile rank of 50. This indicates no standardized test data is available.

Q: Which card has ray-tracing cores?

A: The Intel Arc A580 has 24 ray-tracing cores. The AMD Instinct MI350P has no ray-tracing cores listed in the database.