Radeon RX 8060S vs 8065S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8065S and Radeon RX 8060S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 8065S
2026
55 Watt
44.23
+11.3%

8065S outperforms 8060S by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking98123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency62.18no data
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2025−2026)RDNA 3.5 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameGorgon Halono data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2026 (recently)6 January 2025 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores256040
Core clock speed1295 MHzno data
Boost clock speed3000 MHz2900 MHz
Manufacturing process technology4 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data
Texture fill rate480.0no data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no data
Ray Tracing Cores40no data
L2 Cache2 MBno data
L3 Cache32 MBno 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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeSystem Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
Shared memory++

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.4-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD110−120
+6.8%
103
−6.8%
1440p55−60
+7.8%
51
−7.8%
4K35−40
+0%
35
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+9.1%
220−230
−9.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+12.8%
90−95
−12.8%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 120−130
+13.8%
100−110
−13.8%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 140−150
+5.9%
130−140
−5.9%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+11.6%
215
−11.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+12.8%
90−95
−12.8%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+46.9%
96
−46.9%
Fortnite 190−200
+10.4%
170−180
−10.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+11%
150−160
−11%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+7.1%
150−160
−7.1%
Valorant 250−260
+8.9%
230−240
−8.9%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 140−150
+5.9%
130−140
−5.9%
Counter-Strike 2 240−250
+120%
109
−120%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+12.8%
90−95
−12.8%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+48.4%
95
−48.4%
Fortnite 190−200
+10.4%
170−180
−10.4%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+11%
150−160
−11%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+11.8%
127
−11.8%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+13.5%
95−100
−13.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+7.1%
150−160
−7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+16.6%
140−150
−16.6%
Valorant 250−260
+8.9%
230−240
−8.9%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 140−150
+5.9%
130−140
−5.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 100−110
+12.8%
90−95
−12.8%
Escape from Tarkov 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+53.3%
92
−53.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+11%
150−160
−11%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+7.1%
150−160
−7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+67.3%
101
−67.3%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 190−200
+10.4%
170−180
−10.4%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 110−120
+67.6%
71
−67.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 300−350
+12.1%
280−290
−12.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 95−100
+35.7%
70
−35.7%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+13.6%
55−60
−13.6%
Valorant 290−300
+8.5%
270−280
−8.5%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 110−120
+8.8%
100−110
−8.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+17%
45−50
−17%
Escape from Tarkov 100−110
+9.4%
95−100
−9.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+12.2%
95−100
−12.2%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+14.8%
110−120
−14.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95
+16.7%
75−80
−16.7%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 120−130
+13.1%
100−110
−13.1%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+50%
36
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+34.2%
76
−34.2%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+13.5%
35−40
−13.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+13.8%
65−70
−13.8%
Valorant 270−280
+10.6%
240−250
−10.6%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+12.5%
60−65
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+13.6%
21−24
−13.6%
Escape from Tarkov 55−60
+16%
50−55
−16%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+14.8%
50−55
−14.8%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+15.6%
75−80
−15.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+20%
55−60
−20%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 60−65
+17%
50−55
−17%

This is how Radeon 8065S and RX 8060S compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 8065S is 7% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 8065S is 8% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 8065S is 120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 8065S performs better in 53 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.23 39.74

Radeon 8065S has a 11% higher aggregate performance score.

The Radeon 8065S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8060S in performance tests.

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