Radeon Instinct MI300X vs GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

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ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)CDNA 3.0 (2023−2024)
GPU code nameGA107Aqua Vanjaram
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 December 2022 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

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 cores256019456
Core clock speed1552 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors8,700 million153,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt750 Watt
Texture fill rate142.22,554
Floating-point processing power9.098 TFLOPS81.72 TFLOPS
ROPs32no data
TMUs801216
Tensor Cores801216
Ray Tracing Cores20no data

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x16
Length242 mmno data
Width2-slotOAM Module
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR6HBM3
Maximum RAM amount8 GB192 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit8192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2525 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s5,171 GB/s

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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)N/A
Shader Model6.7N/A
OpenGL4.6N/A
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.3N/A
CUDA8.6-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 December 2022 6 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 192 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 750 Watt

RTX 3050 8 GB GA107 has 552.2% lower power consumption.

Instinct MI300X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107 and Radeon Instinct MI300X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107 is a desktop card while Radeon Instinct MI300X is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB GA107
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