Radeon RX 8050S vs GeForce GT 230M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 230M and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 230M
2009
Up to 1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.53

8050S outperforms 230M by a whopping 6677% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1286155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.77no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)no data
GPU code nameGT216no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (16 years ago)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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores4832
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2800 MHz
Number of transistors486 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.000no data
Floating-point processing power0.1056 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops158no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data
L2 Cache64 KBno 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
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amountUp to 1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHzno data
Memory bandwidth16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)no 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVIno data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIHDAno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)no data
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GT 230M 0.53
RX 8050S 35.92
+6677%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 230M 2363
RX 8050S 79256
+3254%

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 HD1−2
−9300%
94
+9300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140−150
+3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1713%
140−150
+1713%
Valorant 27−30
−700%
210−220
+700%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1535%
270−280
+1535%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Dota 2 10−12
−6264%
700−750
+6264%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140−150
+3400%
Metro Exodus 0−1 85−90
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1713%
140−150
+1713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3020%
156
+3020%
Valorant 27−30
−700%
210−220
+700%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Dota 2 10−12
−6264%
700−750
+6264%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140−150
+3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1713%
140−150
+1713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Valorant 27−30
−6567%
1800−1850
+6567%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−12650%
250−260
+12650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−6567%
400−450
+6567%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5000%
100−110
+5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 0−1 95−100

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−457%
75−80
+457%
Valorant 3−4
−7300%
220−230
+7300%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−2250%
45−50
+2250%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2200%
45−50
+2200%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Far Cry 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Far Cry 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 118
+0%
118
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High

Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

This is how GT 230M and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RX 8050S is 9300% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 8050S is 12650% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 8050S performs better in 23 tests (44%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (56%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 35.92
Recency 15 June 2009 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 6677% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 15 years.

The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.

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