Radeon RX 8050S vs GeForce GTX 1660 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1660 Super with Radeon RX 8050S, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1660 Super
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 125 Watt
28.70

8050S outperforms 1660 Super by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking207150
Place by popularity10not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation44.96no data
Power efficiency18.53no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)no data
GPU code nameTU116no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 October 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores140832
Core clock speed1530 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1785 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors6,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattno data
Texture fill rate157.1no data
Floating-point processing power5.027 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs88no data
L1 Cache1.4 MBno data
L2 Cache1536 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 3.0 x16no data
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount6 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth336.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

NVENC+-
Ansel+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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.

GTX 1660 Super 28.70
RX 8050S 34.17
+19.1%

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.

GTX 1660 Super 21981
RX 8050S 36323
+65.3%

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.

GTX 1660 Super 76654
RX 8050S 79256
+3.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1660 Super 15995
RX 8050S 23521
+47.1%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1660 Super 95473
RX 8050S 130145
+36.3%

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 HD89
−5.6%
94
+5.6%
1440p55
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
4K30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.57no data
1440p4.16no data
4K7.63no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 285
+40.4%
200−210
−40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 76
−10.5%
80−85
+10.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 88
+4.8%
80−85
−4.8%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 97
−30.9%
120−130
+30.9%
Counter-Strike 2 243
+19.7%
200−210
−19.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 63
−33.3%
80−85
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 112
+12%
100
−12%
Fortnite 140−150
−13.5%
160−170
+13.5%
Forza Horizon 4 144
+2.1%
140−150
−2.1%
Forza Horizon 5 108
−6.5%
110−120
+6.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 65
−29.2%
80−85
+29.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−17.9%
140−150
+17.9%
Valorant 321
+47.9%
210−220
−47.9%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 83
−53%
120−130
+53%
Counter-Strike 2 119
−70.6%
200−210
+70.6%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−1.1%
270−280
+1.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−61.5%
80−85
+61.5%
Dota 2 231
−16.9%
270−280
+16.9%
Far Cry 5 103
+7.3%
96
−7.3%
Fortnite 140−150
−13.5%
160−170
+13.5%
Forza Horizon 4 135
−4.4%
140−150
+4.4%
Forza Horizon 5 94
−22.3%
110−120
+22.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 133
+12.7%
118
−12.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 51
−64.7%
80−85
+64.7%
Metro Exodus 56
−53.6%
85−90
+53.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 139
−4.3%
140−150
+4.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
−38.1%
156
+38.1%
Valorant 290
+33.6%
210−220
−33.6%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 77
−64.9%
120−130
+64.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 49
−71.4%
80−85
+71.4%
Dota 2 211
−18.5%
250−260
+18.5%
Far Cry 5 95
+11.8%
85
−11.8%
Forza Horizon 4 107
−31.8%
140−150
+31.8%
Hogwarts Legacy 27
−211%
80−85
+211%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 104
−39.4%
140−150
+39.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 61
−50.8%
92
+50.8%
Valorant 122
−14.8%
140−150
+14.8%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 140−150
−13.5%
160−170
+13.5%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 67
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
−18.1%
250−260
+18.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
−19.4%
70−75
+19.4%
Metro Exodus 36
−47.2%
50−55
+47.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 162
−17.3%
190−200
+17.3%
Valorant 262
+4.8%
250−260
−4.8%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60
−58.3%
95−100
+58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 26
−61.5%
40−45
+61.5%
Far Cry 5 65
−35.4%
85−90
+35.4%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−21.4%
100−110
+21.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 39
−7.7%
40−45
+7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−25.9%
65−70
+25.9%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 75−80
−23.4%
95−100
+23.4%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 16
−156%
40−45
+156%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−28.3%
75−80
+28.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 20−22
−15%
21−24
+15%
Metro Exodus 22
−50%
30−35
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
−42.5%
55−60
+42.5%
Valorant 132
−68.9%
220−230
+68.9%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 36
−61.1%
55−60
+61.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 11
−72.7%
18−20
+72.7%
Dota 2 95
−15.8%
110−120
+15.8%
Far Cry 5 33
−42.4%
45−50
+42.4%
Forza Horizon 4 54
−25.9%
65−70
+25.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 15
−53.3%
21−24
+53.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
−33.3%
45−50
+33.3%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
−24.3%
45−50
+24.3%

This is how GTX 1660 Super and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RX 8050S is 6% faster in 1080p
  • RX 8050S is 18% faster in 1440p
  • RX 8050S is 17% faster in 4K

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

  • in Valorant, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1660 Super is 48% faster.
  • in Hogwarts Legacy, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 8050S is 211% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1660 Super performs better in 11 tests (18%)
  • RX 8050S performs better in 49 tests (82%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.70 34.17
Recency 29 October 2019 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 19.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1660 Super in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1660 Super is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 8050S is a notebook one.

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