GeForce GTX 980 Ti vs Radeon 8050S

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GTX 950 GTX 950 Low Power GTX 950 OEM GTX 960 GTX 960 OEM GTX 970 GTX 980 GTX 980 Ti

Aggregate performance score

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

Radeon 8050S
2025
37.29
+21%

8050S outperforms GTX 980 Ti by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Radeon 8050S Radeon 8050S
GTX 980 Ti GTX 980 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking93147
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data12.38
Power efficiencyno data9.78
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameStrix PointGM200
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date2025 (recently)2 June 2015 (9 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

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)no data250 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

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 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 37.29
+21%
GTX 980 Ti 30.82

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 16662
+21%
GTX 980 Ti 13772

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
+20%
100
−20%
1440p55−60
+12.2%
49
−12.2%
4K60−65
+20%
50
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data6.49
1440pno data13.24
4Kno data12.98

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 34
+0%
34
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 94
+0%
94
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+0%
72
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 72
+0%
72
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+0%
44
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 132
+0%
132
+0%
Far Cry 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+0%
42
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 32
+0%
32
+0%

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

  • Radeon 8050S is 20% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 8050S is 12% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 8050S is 20% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 37.29 30.82
Chip lithography 4 nm 28 nm

Radeon 8050S has a 21% higher aggregate performance score, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

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 card while GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop one.

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