AMD Radeon RX 9050 vs Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains no benchmark scores for either the AMD Radeon RX 9050 or the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550. Both entries show an empty benchmark array, an average score of zero, and a percentile rank of 50 against all GPUs in the database. Without measured results, a direct performance comparison cannot be quantified.

What the data does reveal is the theoretical compute ceiling of each part. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 delivers 52.43 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput, which is 4.9 times the 10.65 TFLOPS of the AMD Radeon RX 9050. In FP16, both cards run at a 1:1 ratio with their FP32 figures, so the same 52.43 TFLOPS versus 10.65 TFLOPS gap persists. This is a massive raw compute advantage for Intel, but it comes with a correspondingly massive power envelope.

The Radeon RX 9050 counters with a much higher pixel fill rate of 166.4 GPixel/s, while the Intel card records 0 MPixel/s. That difference stems from the Intel part having zero ROPs, which means it cannot rasterize frames in the conventional sense. The RX 9050 also has a texture rate of 166.4 GTexel/s, which is roughly one-tenth of the Intel card's 1,638.4 GTexel/s.

The memory subsystem tells a similar story of opposite design goals. The Intel card pairs 128 GB of HBM2e on an 8192-bit bus for 3.28 TB/s of bandwidth. The AMD card uses 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus for 288.0 GB/s. That is an 11.4x bandwidth advantage for Intel, but the AMD card's memory is far more modest in capacity and bus width, appropriate for a 92 W part.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 has 16,384 shading units, compared to 1,024 on the AMD Radeon RX 9050. That is a 16x difference in raw shader count.

Q: What is the power draw of each card?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9050 has a TDP of 92 W and suggests a 250 W power supply. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 has a TDP of 600 W and suggests a 1000 W power supply.

Q: Do both cards support DirectX 12 Ultimate?

A: No. The AMD Radeon RX 9050 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6, but Vulkan support is listed only for the AMD card (version 1.4), with no Vulkan entry for the Intel card.

Q: How much memory does each GPU have?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9050 has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 has 128 GB of HBM2e memory on an 8192-bit bus.

Q: What process node does each GPU use?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9050 uses a 4 nm process at TSMC. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 uses a 10 nm process at Intel.

Q: Which card has display outputs?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 9050 has 1x HDMI 2.1b and 2x DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 has no display outputs.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different architectural lineages. AMD's Radeon RX 9050 is built on RDNA 4.0, part of the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation, using the Navi 44 chip. Intel's Data Center GPU Max 1550 is based on Generation 12.5, using the Ponte Vecchio chip, and belongs to the Data Center GPU (Ponte Vecchio) generation.

The transistor counts reflect the scale gap. The Intel chip packs 100,000 million transistors on a 1280 mm² die, while the AMD chip has 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The AMD chip achieves a much higher transistor density of 149.2M per mm², versus 78.1M per mm² for Intel. This density difference is explained by the process nodes: 4 nm at TSMC for AMD versus 10 nm at Intel.

Ray tracing hardware is present on both cards, but in very different quantities. The RX 9050 has 16 RT cores, while the Intel card has 128 RT cores. Neither card lists tensor cores in the database, so AI acceleration capabilities are not quantified for either part.

The ROP count is a critical architectural divergence. The AMD card has 64 ROPs and produces a pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s. The Intel card has 0 ROPs and a pixel rate of 0 MPixel/s, confirming that this is not a rasterization-oriented part. Its role is compute and data center workloads, not graphics output. The texture units also differ sharply: 64 TMUs on AMD versus 1,024 TMUs on Intel, producing texture rates of 166.4 GTexel/s and 1,638.4 GTexel/s respectively.

Specification Differences

The clock speeds diverge in favor of the AMD card. The RX 9050 has a base clock of 1330 MHz, a game clock of 1920 MHz, and a boost clock of 2600 MHz. The Intel card has a base clock of 900 MHz and a boost clock of 1600 MHz, with no game clock listed. The AMD card also runs its memory at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the Intel card runs at 1600 MHz (3.2 Gbps effective).

Memory capacity and bandwidth are reversed. The Intel card uses 128 GB of HBM2e with a 8192-bit bus and 3.28 TB/s bandwidth. The AMD card uses 8 GB of GDDR6 with a 128-bit bus and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth.

The power and physical specifications differ completely. The AMD card is a dual-slot design with a 92 W TDP and a single 8-pin power connector. The Intel card is an OAM Module with a 600 W TDP and no power connector listed. The suggested PSU is 250 W for AMD and 1000 W for Intel.

Both cards use PCIe 5.0 x16. The AMD card supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The Intel card supports DirectX 12 (12_1) and OpenGL 4.6, but has no Vulkan entry. The AMD card has display outputs; the Intel card has none.

Release timing places the Intel card earlier, with a release date of January 2023, while the AMD card is dated July 2026. The Intel card lists its successor as H3C Graphics, while the AMD card lists its predecessor as Navi III. Both are marked as Active in production status.

The Verdict

The data shows two GPUs engineered for entirely different purposes. The AMD Radeon RX 9050 is a compact, low-power graphics card with display outputs, rasterization hardware, and a 92 W TDP. The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 is a massive compute accelerator with 128 GB of HBM2e, 52.43 TFLOPS of FP32, and a 600 W TDP, but no ROPs and no display outputs.

For anyone building a conventional PC with a monitor, the RX 9050 is the only viable choice. It has the pixel pipeline, the display outputs, and the modest power draw that fits a standard desktop setup. Its 8 GB of GDDR6 and 288.0 GB/s of bandwidth are suited to mainstream gaming and general graphics workloads.

For compute-heavy data center tasks, the Intel card dominates on paper. Its 16,384 shading units, 1024 TMUs, and 3.28 TB/s of memory bandwidth give it a massive throughput advantage. The 52.43 TFLOPS FP32 figure is 4.9x the AMD card, and the 128 GB memory capacity is 16x larger. These are the specifications that matter for large-scale parallel processing, not pixel rates.

The absence of benchmark scores in the database means no measured performance ranking can be assigned. The percentile rank of 50 for both cards indicates they sit at the median of all GPUs recorded, but this is a placeholder value given the empty benchmark arrays. The verdict must rest on the specification data alone.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9050 wins in every category related to conventional graphics output. It has 64 ROPs and a pixel rate of 166.4 GPixel/s, while the Intel card has 0 ROPs and produces no pixels. It has display outputs, including HDMI 2.1b and DisplayPort 2.1a, while the Intel card has none. It draws 92 W versus 600 W, and requires a 250 W PSU rather than 1000 W. Its dual-slot form factor fits standard chassis, while the Intel card uses an OAM Module. Its base clock of 1330 MHz and boost clock of 2600 MHz are both higher than Intel's 900 MHz and 1600 MHz figures. It supports Vulkan 1.4 and DirectX 12 Ultimate, features absent from the Intel card.

The Intel Data Center GPU Max 1550 wins in raw compute throughput. Its 52.43 TFLOPS of FP32 dwarfs the 10.65 TFLOPS of the AMD card. It has 16,384 shading units versus 1,024, a 16x difference. Its 128 GB of HBM2e memory with 3.28 TB/s bandwidth is in a different class from the AMD card's 8 GB and 288.0 GB/s. Its 128 RT cores outnumber the AMD card's 16, and its 1,024 TMUs produce a texture rate of 1,638.4 GTexel/s, nearly 10x the AMD card. Its 100,000 million transistors on a 1280 mm² die reflect a far more complex compute engine. The Intel card also has a longer production history, with a 2023 release date versus the AMD card's 2026 date, though both are currently Active.