GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Radeon 8050S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8050S with GeForce GTX 980 Ti, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 8050S
2025
55 Watt
38.44
+17.5%

8050S outperforms GTX 980 Ti by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking125172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data12.16
Power efficiency53.309.98
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameStrix HaloGM200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)2 June 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

no data

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 cores20482816
Core clock speed1295 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed2335 MHz1075 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 million8,000 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate298.9189.4
Floating-point processing power9.564 TFLOPS6.06 TFLOPS
ROPs6496
TMUs128176
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 dataPCI Express 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 data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 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 SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data336.5 GB/s
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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

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

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+

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
Vulkan1.31.1.126
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 38.44
+17.5%
GTX 980 Ti 32.72

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 16109
+17.5%
GTX 980 Ti 13711

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.

Radeon 8050S 36323
+57.5%
GTX 980 Ti 23057

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Radeon 8050S 79256
+63%
GTX 980 Ti 48631

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.

Radeon 8050S 23521
+38.7%
GTX 980 Ti 16961

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.

Radeon 8050S 130145
+31.5%
GTX 980 Ti 98958

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 HD95
−5.3%
100
+5.3%
1440p55−60
+12.2%
49
−12.2%
4K55−60
+7.8%
51
−7.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.49
1440pno data13.24
4Kno data12.73

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+20%
75−80
−20%
God of War 90−95
+22.1%
75−80
−22.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+10%
120−130
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+20%
75−80
−20%
Far Cry 5 100
−7%
100−110
+7%
Fortnite 160−170
+12.8%
140−150
−12.8%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+15.5%
120−130
−15.5%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+15.2%
100−110
−15.2%
God of War 90−95
+22.1%
75−80
−22.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+14.3%
130−140
−14.3%
Valorant 220−230
+11.3%
200−210
−11.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+10%
120−130
−10%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0.4%
270−280
−0.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+20%
75−80
−20%
Far Cry 5 96
−11.5%
100−110
+11.5%
Fortnite 160−170
+12.8%
140−150
−12.8%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+15.5%
120−130
−15.5%
Forza Horizon 5 120−130
+15.2%
100−110
−15.2%
God of War 90−95
+22.1%
75−80
−22.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 118
+247%
34
−247%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+19.5%
75−80
−19.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+14.3%
130−140
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+41.8%
110−120
−41.8%
Valorant 220−230
+11.3%
200−210
−11.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+40.4%
94
−40.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 90−95
+20%
75−80
−20%
Far Cry 5 85
+10.4%
77
−10.4%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+107%
72
−107%
God of War 90−95
+22.1%
75−80
−22.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160
+111%
72
−111%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+55.9%
59
−55.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 160−170
+89.8%
88
−89.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+16.5%
230−240
−16.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+20%
65−70
−20%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+21.3%
45−50
−21.3%
Valorant 250−260
+8%
230−240
−8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+12.5%
85−90
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+25%
35−40
−25%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+19%
75−80
−19%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+20.9%
90−95
−20.9%
God of War 50−55
+21.4%
40−45
−21.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+21.7%
60−65
−21.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 100−110
+20%
85−90
−20%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
+5.1%
79
−5.1%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+40.9%
44
−40.9%
Valorant 230−240
+17.4%
200−210
−17.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+55%
40
−55%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+70%
30
−70%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+76.2%
42
−76.2%
God of War 30−35
+17.9%
27−30
−17.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+100%
26
−100%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 50−55
+56.3%
32
−56.3%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Dota 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%

This is how Radeon 8050S and GTX 980 Ti compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 5% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 8050S is 12% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 8050S is 8% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 8050S is 247% faster.
  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 8050S is ahead in 52 tests (80%)
  • GTX 980 Ti is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • there's a draw in 11 tests (17%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 38.44 32.72
Recency 6 January 2025 2 June 2015
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 250 Watt

Radeon 8050S has a 17.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 354.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 8050S is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop one.

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