Radeon 8040S vs RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile with Radeon 8040S, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile outperforms 8040S by a moderate 16% 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 | 241 | 265 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 59.36 | 32.57 |
| Architecture | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | GB207 | Strix Halo |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 March 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 | 1792 | 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) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 141.1 | 179.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.032 TFLOPS | 5.734 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| TMUs | 56 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 56 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 14 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 1.8 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 24 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).
| 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 | GDDR7 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 336.0 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 | + | - |
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 | 59
+18%
| 50−55
−18%
|
| 1440p | 38
+26.7%
| 30−35
−26.7%
|
| 4K | 29
+20.8%
| 24−27
−20.8%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+15.6%
|
130−140
−15.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+17.3%
|
50−55
−17.3%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+10.5%
|
95−100
−10.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+15.6%
|
130−140
−15.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+17.3%
|
50−55
−17.3%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
+12%
|
90−95
−12%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 99
+28.6%
|
75−80
−28.6%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+10.2%
|
110−120
−10.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+14.9%
|
90−95
−14.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+16%
|
75−80
−16%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+17.2%
|
90−95
−17.2%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+9.7%
|
160−170
−9.7%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+10.5%
|
95−100
−10.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 150−160
+15.6%
|
130−140
−15.6%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+5.1%
|
250−260
−5.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+17.3%
|
50−55
−17.3%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
+12%
|
90−95
−12%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 89
+15.6%
|
75−80
−15.6%
|
| Fortnite | 130−140
+10.2%
|
110−120
−10.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+14.9%
|
90−95
−14.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 85−90
+16%
|
75−80
−16%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 113
+29.9%
|
85−90
−29.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+19.2%
|
50−55
−19.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+17.2%
|
90−95
−17.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+21.4%
|
70−75
−21.4%
|
| Valorant | 180−190
+9.7%
|
160−170
−9.7%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+10.5%
|
95−100
−10.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 60−65
+17.3%
|
50−55
−17.3%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 100−110
+12%
|
90−95
−12%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+10.4%
|
75−80
−10.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+14.9%
|
90−95
−14.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+17.2%
|
90−95
−17.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+21.4%
|
70−75
−21.4%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 130−140
+10.2%
|
110−120
−10.2%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60−65
+19.6%
|
50−55
−19.6%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 190−200
+14.8%
|
160−170
−14.8%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 59
+34.1%
|
40−45
−34.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+18.8%
|
30−35
−18.8%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+7.9%
|
200−210
−7.9%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
+13.6%
|
65−70
−13.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 27−30
+21.7%
|
21−24
−21.7%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 60−65
+20.8%
|
50−55
−20.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 59
+9.3%
|
50−55
−9.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+18%
|
60−65
−18%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+21.1%
|
35−40
−21.1%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 65−70
+19.3%
|
55−60
−19.3%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+21.7%
|
21−24
−21.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 50−55
+20%
|
45−50
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+20%
|
20−22
−20%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+17.1%
|
35−40
−17.1%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+18%
|
130−140
−18%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+16.2%
|
35−40
−16.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 30−33
+20%
|
24−27
−20%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 29
+3.6%
|
27−30
−3.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+16.7%
|
40−45
−16.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+24%
|
24−27
−24%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+19.2%
|
24−27
−19.2%
|
This is how RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile and Radeon 8040S compete in popular games:
- RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 18% faster in 1080p
- RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 27% faster in 1440p
- RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 21% faster in 4K
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 PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is 34% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile surpassed Radeon 8040S in all 58 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.80 | 23.11 |
| Recency | 19 March 2025 | 6 January 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
Radeon 8040S, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8040S in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon 8040S is a mobile workstation one.
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