GeForce GTX 1080 vs Radeon 8050S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8050S with GeForce GTX 1080, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 8050S
2025
40.17
+2.9%

8050S outperforms GTX 1080 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking119128
Place by popularitynot in top-10061
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.23
Power efficiencyno data15.33
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameStrix PointGP104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2025 (recently)27 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores20482560
Core clock speed1295 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed2335 MHz1733 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data180 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate298.9277.3
Floating-point processing power9.564 TFLOPS8.873 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs128160
Ray Tracing Cores32no 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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)no data500 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5X
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared10 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data320 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsPortable Device DependentDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Ansel-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Radeon 8050S 40.17
+2.9%
GTX 1080 39.02

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.

Radeon 8050S 16037
+2.9%
GTX 1080 15580

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 HD120−130
−5%
126
+5%
1440p75−80
−2.7%
77
+2.7%
4K60−65
+1.7%
59
−1.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.75
1440pno data7.78
4Kno data10.15

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 166
+0%
166
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Fortnite 285
+0%
285
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 123
+0%
123
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 142
+0%
142
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 272
+0%
272
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry 5 113
+0%
113
+0%
Fortnite 199
+0%
199
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 137
+0%
137
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 119
+0%
119
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 113
+0%
113
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 74
+0%
74
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 56
+0%
56
+0%
Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Dota 2 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 104
+0%
104
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 112
+0%
112
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 97
+0%
97
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 81
+0%
81
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 146
+0%
146
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 72
+0%
72
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 37
+0%
37
+0%
Battlefield 5 98
+0%
98
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 74
+0%
74
+0%
Metro Exodus 28
+0%
28
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 56
+0%
56
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Baldur's Gate 3 19
+0%
19
+0%
Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Dota 2 129
+0%
129
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 65
+0%
65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 34
+0%
34
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 46
+0%
46
+0%

This is how Radeon 8050S and GTX 1080 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1080 is 5% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1080 is 3% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 8050S is 2% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 40.17 39.02
Chip lithography 4 nm 16 nm

Radeon 8050S has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon 8050S and GeForce GTX 1080.

Be aware that Radeon 8050S is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 1080 is a desktop one.

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