Radeon RX 8050S vs GeForce GT 520MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 520MX and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 520MX
2011
1 GB DDR3, 20 Watt
0.69

8050S outperforms 520MX by a whopping 5106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1234155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.66no data
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)no data
GPU code nameGF119no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2011 (14 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 speed900 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2800 MHz
Number of transistors292 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattno data
Texture fill rate7.200no data
Floating-point processing power0.1728 TFLOPSno data
ROPs4no data
TMUs8no data
L1 Cache64 KBno data
L2 Cache128 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).

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 typeDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed900 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 APIno data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no 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 520MX 0.69
RX 8050S 35.92
+5106%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 520MX 597
RX 8050S 36323
+5989%

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 520MX 2620
RX 8050S 79256
+2926%

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 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 100
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2700%
140−150
+2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1713%
140−150
+1713%
Valorant 27−30
−645%
210−220
+645%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−1290%
270−280
+1290%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Dota 2 12−14
−4900%
600−650
+4900%
Far Cry 5 0−1 96
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2700%
140−150
+2700%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−8500%
85−90
+8500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1713%
140−150
+1713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2500%
156
+2500%
Valorant 27−30
−645%
210−220
+645%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Dota 2 12−14
−4900%
600−650
+4900%
Far Cry 5 0−1 85
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2700%
140−150
+2700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−1713%
140−150
+1713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1433%
92
+1433%
Valorant 27−30
−5072%
1500−1550
+5072%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 4−5
−6275%
250−260
+6275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−4900%
350−400
+4900%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−5000%
100−110
+5000%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−3250%
65−70
+3250%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−9400%
95−100
+9400%

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%
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%
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%

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 520MX 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 Fortnite, with 1440p resolution and the Epic Preset, the RX 8050S is 9400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 8050S performs better in 25 tests (49%)
  • there's a draw in 26 tests (51%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 35.92
Recency 30 May 2011 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 5106% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 13 years.

The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 520MX in performance tests.

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