Radeon RX 8050S vs GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 5050 Mobile
2025
8 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
39.41
+10.1%

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms RX 8050S by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking116152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency60.05no data
ArchitectureBlackwell 2.0 (2025)no data
GPU code nameGB207no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 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 cores256032
Core clock speed2235 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2520 MHz2800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate201.6no data
Floating-point processing power12.9 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores20no 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
InterfacePCIe 5.0 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/sno 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.4-
CUDA12.0-
DLSS+-

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 HD100−110
+6.4%
94
−6.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+8.5%
200−210
−8.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+12%
80−85
−12%
God of War 95−100
+12.8%
85−90
−12.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+5.5%
120−130
−5.5%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+8.5%
200−210
−8.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+12%
80−85
−12%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+27%
100
−27%
Fortnite 170−180
+7.5%
150−160
−7.5%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+9.3%
140−150
−9.3%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+8.8%
110−120
−8.8%
God of War 95−100
+12.8%
85−90
−12.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+7.6%
140−150
−7.6%
Valorant 230−240
+6.5%
210−220
−6.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+5.5%
120−130
−5.5%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+8.5%
200−210
−8.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+12%
80−85
−12%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+32.3%
96
−32.3%
Fortnite 170−180
+7.5%
150−160
−7.5%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+9.3%
140−150
−9.3%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+8.8%
110−120
−8.8%
God of War 95−100
+12.8%
85−90
−12.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 130−140
+10.2%
118
−10.2%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+11.8%
85−90
−11.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+7.6%
140−150
−7.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
−9.9%
156
+9.9%
Valorant 230−240
+6.5%
210−220
−6.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+5.5%
120−130
−5.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+12%
80−85
−12%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+49.4%
85
−49.4%
Forza Horizon 4 150−160
+9.3%
140−150
−9.3%
God of War 95−100
+12.8%
85−90
−12.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+7.6%
140−150
−7.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+54.3%
92
−54.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 170−180
+7.5%
150−160
−7.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 100−110
+13.5%
85−90
−13.5%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+9.9%
250−260
−9.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+12.5%
70−75
−12.5%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+13.5%
50−55
−13.5%
Valorant 260−270
+5.2%
240−250
−5.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+7.4%
90−95
−7.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+14.6%
40−45
−14.6%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+11.5%
85−90
−11.5%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+12.9%
100−110
−12.9%
God of War 50−55
+10.6%
45−50
−10.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+13.4%
65−70
−13.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+12.8%
90−95
−12.8%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+12.2%
40−45
−12.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 85−90
+13.2%
75−80
−13.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+9.1%
30−35
−9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+12.3%
55−60
−12.3%
Valorant 240−250
+10%
220−230
−10%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+10.5%
55−60
−10.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+10.5%
18−20
−10.5%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+12.8%
45−50
−12.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+13.4%
65−70
−13.4%
God of War 35−40
+12.9%
30−35
−12.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+17%
45−50
−17%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+13%
45−50
−13%

This is how RTX 5050 Mobile and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile is 6% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 54% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 8050S is 10% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 57 tests (97%)
  • RX 8050S is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.41 35.78
Recency 24 June 2025 6 January 2025

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 10.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8050S in performance tests.

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