Radeon RX 8050S vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Iris Xe MAX Graphics and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics
2020
4 GB LPDDR4X, 25 Watt
4.46

8050S outperforms MAX Graphics by a whopping 667% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking681150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency14.43no data
ArchitectureGeneration 12.1 (2020−2021)no data
GPU code nameDG1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date31 October 2020 (4 years 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 cores76832
Core clock speed300 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology10 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Wattno data
Texture fill rate79.20no data
Floating-point processing power2.534 TFLOPSno data
ROPs24no data
TMUs48no data
L2 Cache1024 KBno data
L3 Cache4 MBno 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 4.0 x4no 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 typeLPDDR4Xno data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2133 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth68.26 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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.2-

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 4.46
RX 8050S 34.19
+667%

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 8214
RX 8050S 36323
+342%

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 6333
RX 8050S 23521
+271%

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.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics 36993
RX 8050S 130145
+252%

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 HD27
−248%
94
+248%
1440p20
−650%
150−160
+650%
4K16
−650%
120−130
+650%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−867%
200−210
+867%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 38
−237%
120−130
+237%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−867%
200−210
+867%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Far Cry 5 26
−285%
100
+285%
Fortnite 34
−371%
160−170
+371%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−541%
140−150
+541%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−785%
110−120
+785%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−663%
140−150
+663%
Valorant 60−65
−262%
210−220
+262%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35
−266%
120−130
+266%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−867%
200−210
+867%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 80−85
−239%
270−280
+239%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Dota 2 40
−650%
300−310
+650%
Far Cry 5 25
−284%
96
+284%
Fortnite 31
−416%
160−170
+416%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−541%
140−150
+541%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
−785%
110−120
+785%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
−490%
118
+490%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Metro Exodus 18
−378%
85−90
+378%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−663%
140−150
+663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 34
−359%
156
+359%
Valorant 60−65
−262%
210−220
+262%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 33
−288%
120−130
+288%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
Dota 2 38
−663%
290−300
+663%
Far Cry 5 24
−254%
85
+254%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−541%
140−150
+541%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−11
−740%
80−85
+740%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−663%
140−150
+663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18
−411%
92
+411%
Valorant 60−65
−650%
450−500
+650%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 22
−627%
160−170
+627%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−900%
90−95
+900%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 35−40
−586%
250−260
+586%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
−1380%
70−75
+1380%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−1225%
50−55
+1225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−665%
260−270
+665%
Valorant 50−55
−381%
250−260
+381%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1300%
40−45
+1300%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−878%
85−90
+878%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−827%
100−110
+827%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−740%
40−45
+740%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−956%
95−100
+956%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−353%
75−80
+353%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−418%
55−60
+418%
Valorant 24−27
−829%
220−230
+829%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 2−3
−2800%
55−60
+2800%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1800%
18−20
+1800%
Dota 2 20
−650%
150−160
+650%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1075%
45−50
+1075%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1033%
65−70
+1033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−860%
45−50
+860%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 5−6
−820%
45−50
+820%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra

Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%

This is how Iris Xe MAX Graphics and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RX 8050S is 248% faster in 1080p
  • RX 8050S is 650% faster in 1440p
  • RX 8050S is 650% faster in 4K

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

  • in Battlefield 5, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 8050S is 2800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 8050S performs better in 56 tests (93%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (7%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.46 34.19
Recency 31 October 2020 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 666.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the Iris Xe MAX Graphics in performance tests.

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