AMD Instinct MI350P vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains no direct head-to-head benchmark results between the AMD Instinct MI350P and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile. The MI350P has no recorded benchmark scores, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has a full suite of eight recorded tests. This asymmetry means the comparison relies on the architectural and specification data recorded for each part, rather than on matched test runs.

The RTX 3050 A Mobile posts an average benchmark score of 8,746 across its recorded tests. Its strongest result comes from the Geekbench OpenCL test, where it scores 52,998. The Passmark suite shows a G3D score of 11,664, a GPU compute score of 4,419, and a G2D score of 526. DirectX tests show lower results: DirectX 9 scores 152, DirectX 11 scores 94, DirectX 10 scores 61, and DirectX 12 scores 55. These figures position the RTX 3050 A Mobile at the 44th percentile among all GPUs in the database.

The MI350P, by contrast, has a 50th percentile ranking with an average benchmark score of zero, indicating no recorded performance data. Its specifications, however, tell a different story. The MI350P delivers 36.04 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which is 7.5 times the 4.813 TFLOPS of the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Texture rate for the MI350P is 1,126.4 GTexel/s versus 75.21 GTexel/s for the NVIDIA part, a 15-fold difference. The MI350P has 8,192 shading units versus 1,792 for the RTX 3050 A Mobile.

Memory capacity is another area of massive separation. The MI350P carries 144 GB of HBM3e memory on an 8,192-bit bus, delivering 8.19 TB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 192.0 GB/s. The bandwidth ratio is roughly 42.7 to 1 in favor of the AMD part.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 3050 A Mobile wins in any scenario that requires a display output. The NVIDIA part is a mobile GPU with portable-device-dependent display outputs, while the MI350P has no display outputs at all. The RTX 3050 A Mobile also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, whereas the MI350P lists N/A for all three APIs. For gaming, content creation, or any consumer graphics workload that relies on these APIs, the RTX 3050 A Mobile is the only functional option.

The RTX 3050 A Mobile also wins on power efficiency in a strict watt-for-watt sense. Its TDP is 45 W, compared to 600 W for the MI350P. The NVIDIA part uses no power connectors and is an IGP, meaning it is integrated into a mobile platform. The MI350P requires a 1x 16-pin power connector and a suggested 1000 W power supply. The RTX 3050 A Mobile also carries 14 ray tracing cores and 56 tensor cores, while the MI350P lists no RT or tensor core counts.

The MI350P wins on raw compute throughput, memory bandwidth, and memory capacity. Its 36.04 TFLOPS FP32 output is the headline number. The 8.19 TB/s memory bandwidth is in a different class entirely. The 144 GB of HBM3e memory dwarfs the 4 GB GDDR6 allocation. The MI350P also has a wider bus interface at PCIe 5.0 x16 versus PCIe 4.0 x8 for the RTX 3050 A Mobile.

For pixel rate, the MI350P records 0 MPixel/s, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile posts 42.98 GPixel/s. This indicates the MI350P is not designed for rasterization output, consistent with its server accelerator role.

Architecture Differences

The manufacturing process separates these two parts fundamentally. The MI350P uses a 3 nm process at TSMC, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile uses an 8 nm process at Samsung. Transistor counts reflect the scale difference: 73,000 million for the MI350P versus 12,000 million for the RTX 3050 A Mobile. Die size is 1190 mm² for the AMD part, compared to 276 mm² for the NVIDIA chip. Transistor density is 61.3M per mm² for the MI350P and 43.5M per mm² for the RTX 3050 A Mobile.

The architectures themselves are different generations and design philosophies. The MI350P uses CDNA 4.0, AMD's compute-focused architecture, and is part of the Instinct (MIx) generation. The chip is designated MI350 128CU, indicating 128 compute units. The RTX 3050 A Mobile uses Ampere, NVIDIA's consumer architecture, built around the GA106 chip. It belongs to the GeForce 30-series and the GeForce 30 Mobile generation.

Memory technology differs completely. The MI350P uses HBM3e, a stacked high-bandwidth memory design. The RTX 3050 A Mobile uses GDDR6, a standard graphics memory type. The bus widths reflect this: 8192 bit for the MI350P versus 128 bit for the NVIDIA part. Clock speeds are also structured differently. The MI350P has a base clock of 1000 MHz and a boost of 2200 MHz, with memory at 2000 MHz (8 Gbps effective). The RTX 3050 A Mobile has a base of 1065 MHz and a boost of 1343 MHz, with memory at 1500 MHz (12 Gbps effective).

The MI350P has 512 texture mapping units and no ROPs, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has 56 TMUs and 32 ROPs. The MI350P is a dual-slot card measuring 267 mm in length, 111 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has no recorded dimensions and is an IGP, meaning it is mounted directly on a mobile motherboard.

The MI350P succeeds the Radeon Instinct line, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile succeeds the GeForce 20 Mobile series. The NVIDIA part is marked end-of-life in the database, while the MI350P has no production status recorded. Release dates show the MI350P launching on 2026-05-06, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile launched on 2023-12-31.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The AMD Instinct MI350P delivers 36.04 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, which is 7.5 times the 4.813 TFLOPS of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The MI350P has 144 GB of HBM3e memory, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has 4 GB of GDDR6. The MI350P also has a memory bandwidth of 8.19 TB/s versus 192.0 GB/s for the NVIDIA part.

Q: Can the MI350P output video to a display?

A: No. The MI350P has no display outputs, while the RTX 3050 A Mobile has portable-device-dependent display outputs. The MI350P also lists N/A for DirectX, OpenGL, and Vulkan API support.

Q: What is the power requirement for each GPU?

A: The MI350P has a 600 W TDP and requires a 1x 16-pin power connector with a suggested 1000 W power supply. The RTX 3050 A Mobile has a 45 W TDP and uses no power connectors.

Q: Which GPU has ray tracing support?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile includes 14 ray tracing cores and 56 tensor cores. The MI350P lists no RT core or tensor core counts in the database.

Q: How does the RTX 3050 A Mobile compare to its nearest rivals?

A: The RTX 3050 A Mobile has an average benchmark score of 8,746. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 v2, scores 8,743 with a 0% delta. The Quadro P2200 scores 8,686 with a 0.7% delta, the AMD Radeon R9 M265X scores 8,851 with a -1.2% delta, and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 scores 8,863 with a -1.3% delta.

The Verdict

The database presents two GPUs with almost no overlap in intended function. The AMD Instinct MI350P is a server accelerator with no display output and no consumer API support. It is built on a 3 nm TSMC process with 73,000 million transistors, 144 GB of HBM3e memory, and 8.19 TB/s of bandwidth. Its 36.04 TFLOPS FP32 throughput and 1,126.4 GTexel/s texture rate place it in a compute class that the RTX 3050 A Mobile cannot approach.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 A Mobile is a mobile consumer GPU with a 45 W TDP, 4 GB of GDDR6 memory, and full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. It has 14 ray tracing cores and 56 tensor cores, making it suitable for graphics workloads that the MI350P cannot handle at all. Its benchmark record shows a 44th percentile ranking with an average score of 8,746, and its nearest rivals are within 1.3% of that figure.

The choice between these two parts depends entirely on the workload. For compute-dense server tasks such as machine learning training, scientific simulation, or large-scale data processing, the MI350P is the only option with the required memory capacity and bandwidth. For any task that requires a display, consumer API support, or ray tracing, the RTX 3050 A Mobile is the functional choice. The data shows no scenario where both GPUs are viable alternatives for the same job, which makes a direct performance comparison moot. The MI350P is a compute device; the RTX 3050 A Mobile is a graphics device. Each wins in its own domain.