Radeon RX 9050 vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon RX 9050, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
8.27

RX 9050 outperforms 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by a whopping 195% 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 ranking567264
Place by popularity41not in top-100
Power efficiency42.9420.66
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)RDNA 4.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameVegaNavi 44
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (6 years 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 cores5121024
Core clock speedno data1330 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz2600 MHz
Number of transistorsno data29,700 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt92 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.

DirectX12_112 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 HD2260−65
+173%
1440p1645−50
+181%
4K1027−30
+170%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 24 70−75
+192%
Counter-Strike 2 63 180−190
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 18 50−55
+178%

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 19 55−60
+189%
Battlefield 5 39 110−120
+182%
Counter-Strike 2 43 120−130
+179%
Cyberpunk 2077 13 35−40
+169%
Far Cry 5 21 60−65
+186%
Fortnite 47 130−140
+177%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 100−105
+170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33 85−90
+183%
Valorant 80−85 240−250
+189%

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 11 30−33
+173%
Battlefield 5 33 95−100
+188%
Counter-Strike 2 19 55−60
+189%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48 140−150
+192%
Cyberpunk 2077 9 24−27
+167%
Dota 2 51 150−160
+194%
Far Cry 5 20 55−60
+175%
Far Cry 6 19 55−60
+189%
Fortnite 31 90−95
+190%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 100−105
+170%
Grand Theft Auto V 18 50−55
+178%
Metro Exodus 16 45−50
+181%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33 85−90
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21 60−65
+186%
Valorant 80−85 240−250
+189%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30 85−90
+183%
Cyberpunk 2077 9 24−27
+167%
Dota 2 48 140−150
+192%
Far Cry 5 19 55−60
+189%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40 100−105
+170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33 85−90
+183%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14 40−45
+186%
Valorant 37 100−105
+170%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 18 50−55
+178%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16 40−45
+167%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21 60−65
+186%
Far Cry 6 12 35−40
+192%
Grand Theft Auto V 9 24−27
+167%
Metro Exodus 10 27−30
+170%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22 60−65
+173%
Valorant 80−85 240−250
+186%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21 60−65
+186%
Cyberpunk 2077 5 14−16
+180%
Far Cry 5 16 45−50
+181%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22 55−60
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12 30−33
+173%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 16−18 50−55
+194%

4K
High

Atomic Heart 7−8 18−20
+157%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 5−6
+150%
Far Cry 6 5 14−16
+180%
Grand Theft Auto V 10 27−30
+170%
Metro Exodus 6 16−18
+167%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 21−24
+163%
Valorant 35−40 100−105
+170%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 9−10 24−27
+167%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3 5−6
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 5−6
+150%
Dota 2 18 50−55
+178%
Far Cry 5 8 21−24
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16 40−45
+186%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9 21−24
+163%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 8−9 21−24
+163%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and RX 9050 compete in popular games:

  • RX 9050 is 173% faster in 1080p
  • RX 9050 is 181% faster in 1440p
  • RX 9050 is 170% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.27 24.40
Recency 7 January 2020 28 July 2026
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 92 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has 84% lower power consumption.

RX 9050, on the other hand, has a 195% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 43% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 9050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9050 is a desktop one.

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