Radeon RX 8050S vs RTX 2000 Ada Generation
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX 2000 Ada Generation with Radeon RX 8050S, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms 8050S by a moderate 13% 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 | 110 | 151 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 36.91 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 44.79 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | no data |
| GPU code name | AD107 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 12 February 2024 (1 year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
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 cores | 2816 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1620 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2130 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 18,900 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 187.4 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 12 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 88 | no data |
| Tensor Cores | 88 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 22 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 2.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | no data |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR6 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
| 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 HD | 100−110
+6.4%
| 94
−6.4%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 6.49 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+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%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how RTX 2000 Ada Generation and RX 8050S compete in popular games:
- RTX 2000 Ada Generation is 6% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.84 | 34.23 |
| Recency | 12 February 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
RTX 2000 Ada Generation has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score.
RX 8050S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months.
The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8050S in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 8050S is a notebook one.
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