Radeon 8040S vs GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile and Radeon 8040S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms 8040S by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 127 | 257 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 58.84 | 32.28 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | GB207 | Strix Halo |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 June 2025 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 2235 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2520 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 201.6 | 179.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.9 TFLOPS | 5.734 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 2.5 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 12.0 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 HD | 80
+77.8%
| 45−50
−77.8%
|
| 1440p | 43
+79.2%
| 24−27
−79.2%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+59.3%
|
130−140
−59.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+75%
|
50−55
−75%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+89.6%
|
45−50
−89.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+41.5%
|
90−95
−41.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+59.3%
|
130−140
−59.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+75%
|
50−55
−75%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+61%
|
75−80
−61%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+43.2%
|
110−120
−43.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+59.6%
|
90−95
−59.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+64%
|
75−80
−64%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+89.6%
|
45−50
−89.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+64.5%
|
90−95
−64.5%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+37.6%
|
160−170
−37.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+41.5%
|
90−95
−41.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+59.3%
|
130−140
−59.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+8.6%
|
250−260
−8.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+75%
|
50−55
−75%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+61%
|
75−80
−61%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+43.2%
|
110−120
−43.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+59.6%
|
90−95
−59.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+64%
|
75−80
−64%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 144
+67.4%
|
85−90
−67.4%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+89.6%
|
45−50
−89.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
+78.8%
|
50−55
−78.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+64.5%
|
90−95
−64.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 130−140
+97.1%
|
70−75
−97.1%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+37.6%
|
160−170
−37.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+41.5%
|
90−95
−41.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+75%
|
50−55
−75%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120−130
+61%
|
75−80
−61%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+59.6%
|
90−95
−59.6%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+89.6%
|
45−50
−89.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+64.5%
|
90−95
−64.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 130−140
+97.1%
|
70−75
−97.1%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 160−170
+43.2%
|
110−120
−43.2%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+96%
|
50−55
−96%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+60.9%
|
160−170
−60.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 94
+119%
|
40−45
−119%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+78.1%
|
30−35
−78.1%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+27.7%
|
200−210
−27.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
+51.5%
|
65−70
−51.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+100%
|
21−24
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+75.9%
|
50−55
−75.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+82%
|
60−65
−82%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+76.9%
|
24−27
−76.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+89.7%
|
35−40
−89.7%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+80.7%
|
55−60
−80.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+95.7%
|
21−24
−95.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
+90.9%
|
40−45
−90.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+80%
|
20−22
−80%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+77.1%
|
35−40
−77.1%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+70.5%
|
130−140
−70.5%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+67.6%
|
35−40
−67.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+110%
|
10−11
−110%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+85.7%
|
27−30
−85.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+76.2%
|
40−45
−76.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+66.7%
|
14−16
−66.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+112%
|
24−27
−112%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+96.2%
|
24−27
−96.2%
|
This is how RTX 5050 Mobile and Radeon 8040S compete in popular games:
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 78% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5050 Mobile is 79% faster in 1440p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 119% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 5050 Mobile surpassed Radeon 8040S in all 59 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.56 | 22.06 |
| Recency | 24 June 2025 | 6 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 55 Watt |
RTX 5050 Mobile has a 65.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 10% lower power consumption.
Radeon 8040S, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8040S in performance tests.
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