Radeon RX 9050 vs RX 8060S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 8060S with Radeon RX 9050, including specs and performance data.

RX 8060S
2025
39.63
+62.4%

8060S outperforms RX 9050 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking126264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data20.66
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2025−2026)RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameno dataNavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (1 year ago)28 July 2026 (less than a 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 cores401024
Core clock speedno data1330 MHz
Boost clock speed2900 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data29,700 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data92 Watt
Texture fill rateno data166.4
ROPsno data64
TMUsno data64
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L0 Cacheno data256 KB
L2 Cacheno data4 MB
L3 Cacheno data32 MB

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 5.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeno dataGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountno data8 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data288.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectXno data12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.9
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.2
Vulkan-1.4

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 HD10360−65
−41.7%
1440p51
+70%
30−35
4K35
+66.7%
21−24

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 120−130
+62.7%
75−80
Counter-Strike 2 220−230
+69.2%
130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+70.9%
55−60

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 120−130
+62.7%
75−80
Battlefield 5 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
Counter-Strike 2 215
+65.4%
130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
Far Cry 5 96
+74.5%
55−60
Fortnite 170−180
+73%
100−105
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+63.2%
95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+65.3%
95−100
Valorant 230−240
+70%
140−150

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 120−130
+62.7%
75−80
Battlefield 5 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
Counter-Strike 2 109
+67.7%
65−70
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+63.5%
170−180
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
Far Cry 5 95
+72.7%
55−60
Far Cry 6 110−120
+67.1%
70−75
Fortnite 170−180
+73%
100−105
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+63.2%
95−100
Grand Theft Auto V 127
+69.3%
75−80
Metro Exodus 95−100
+74.5%
55−60
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+65.3%
95−100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+71.8%
85−90
Valorant 230−240
+70%
140−150

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+68.8%
80−85
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+70.9%
55−60
Far Cry 5 92
+67.3%
55−60
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+63.2%
95−100
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+65.3%
95−100
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 101
+68.3%
60−65

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 170−180
+73%
100−105

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 71
+77.5%
40−45
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
+66.5%
170−180
Far Cry 6 75−80
+68.9%
45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 70
+75%
40−45
Metro Exodus 55−60
+68.6%
35−40
Valorant 270−280
+70%
160−170

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 100−110
+70%
60−65
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+74.1%
27−30
Far Cry 5 95−100
+63.3%
60−65
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+64.3%
70−75
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+73.3%
45−50

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 100−110
+64.6%
65−70

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 36
+71.4%
21−24
Far Cry 6 30−35
+83.3%
18−20
Grand Theft Auto V 76
+68.9%
45−50
Metro Exodus 35−40
+76.2%
21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+62.5%
40−45
Valorant 240−250
+64.7%
150−160

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+82.9%
35−40
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+83.3%
12−14
Far Cry 5 50−55
+80%
30−33
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+71.1%
45−50
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+86.7%
30−33

4K
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+76.7%
30−33

This is how RX 8060S and RX 9050 compete in popular games:

  • RX 8060S is 72% faster in 1080p
  • RX 8060S is 70% faster in 1440p
  • RX 8060S is 67% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 39.63 24.40
Recency 6 January 2025 28 July 2026

RX 8060S has a 62% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 9050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon RX 8060S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 9050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 8060S is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 is a desktop one.

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