AMD Radeon 8065S: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Radeon 8065S provides good gaming and benchmark performance at 44.23% of a leader's which is GeForce RTX 5090 D.
Contents
Summary
AMD started Radeon 8065S sales on 2026. This is a laptop graphics card based on a RDNA 3.5 architecture and made with 4 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamers.
Compatibility-wise, this is a graphics card attached via PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. Power consumption is at 55 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about Radeon 8065S: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in the ranking | 98 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Power efficiency | 62.18 | of 100.00 (Radeon 890M) |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2025−2026) | |
| GPU code name | Gorgon Halo | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Release date | 2026 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Radeon 8065S's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of Radeon 8065S's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | of 57344 (Rubin Ultra GPU) |
| Core clock speed | 1295 MHz | of 2670 MHz (Arc B580) |
| Boost clock speed | 3000 MHz | of 3130 MHz (Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | of 2 nm (Radeon Instinct MI455X) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | of 3600 Watt (Rubin Ultra GPU) |
| Texture fill rate | 480.0 | of 4,062.5 (Rubin Ultra GPU) |
| ROPs | 64 | of 512 (Moore Threads MTT S4000) |
| TMUs | 160 | of 1792 (Rubin Ultra GPU) |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | of 188 (RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server) |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | of 408 MB (Data Center GPU Max 1350) |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | of 256 MB (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of Radeon 8065S and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | |
| Supplementary power connectors | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on Radeon 8065S: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | System Shared | |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | of 432 GB (Radeon Instinct MI455X) |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | of 32768 Bit (Rubin Ultra GPU) |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | of 16000 GB/s (GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile) |
| Shared memory | + |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on Radeon 8065S. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
APIs supported by Radeon 8065S, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | |
| Vulkan | 1.4 |
Benchmark performance
Synthetic benchmark performance of Radeon 8065S. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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Gaming performance
Let's see how good Radeon 8065S is for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in frames per second. Comparisons with game system requirements are included, but remember that sometimes official requirements may reflect reality inaccurately.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240−250 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110 | |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 120−130 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240−250 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150 | |
| Fortnite | 190−200 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170 | |
| Valorant | 250−260 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150 | |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240−250 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150 | |
| Fortnite | 190−200 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140−150 | |
| Metro Exodus | 100−110 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170 | |
| Valorant | 250−260 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | 120−130 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 190−200 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 95−100 | |
| Metro Exodus | 65−70 | |
| Valorant | 290−300 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 90−95 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 120−130 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 100−110 | |
| Metro Exodus | 40−45 | |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75 | |
| Valorant | 270−280 |
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27 | |
| Escape from Tarkov | 55−60 | |
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65 | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90 | |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70 |
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 60−65 |
NVIDIA equivalent
According to our data, the closest NVIDIA alternative to Radeon 8065S is GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile, which is faster by 2% and higher by 4 positions in our ranking.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon 8065S:
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