GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q vs Radeon 8050S

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8050S and GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 8050S
2025
37.29
+19.9%

8050S outperforms RTX 2080 Max-Q by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking93145
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data30.83
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameStrix PointTU104B
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2025 (recently)29 January 2019 (6 years 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 cores20482944
Core clock speed1295 MHz735 MHz
Boost clock speed2335 MHz1095 MHz
Number of transistors34,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data80 Watt
Texture fill rate298.9201.5
Floating-point processing power9.564 TFLOPS6.447 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs128184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Cores3246

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared256 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data384.0 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 DependentNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.86.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.2
Vulkan1.31.2.131
CUDA-7.5
DLSS-+

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
+19.9%
RTX 2080 Max-Q 31.09

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
+19.9%
RTX 2080 Max-Q 13894

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 HD140−150
+19.7%
117
−19.7%
1440p95−100
+15.9%
82
−15.9%
4K60−65
+17.6%
51
−17.6%

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 5 137
+0%
137
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry 5 105
+0%
105
+0%
Fortnite 143
+0%
143
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 199
+0%
199
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+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 2 126
+0%
126
+0%
Far Cry 5 97
+0%
97
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 100
+0%
100
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 175
+0%
175
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 145
+0%
145
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 116
+0%
116
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 136
+0%
136
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+0%
78
+0%
Valorant 134
+0%
134
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 121
+0%
121
+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 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry 5 76
+0%
76
+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 101
+0%
101
+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 74
+0%
74
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53
+0%
53
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Far Cry 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 49
+0%
49
+0%

This is how Radeon 8050S and RTX 2080 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 8050S is 20% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 8050S is 16% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 8050S is 18% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.29 31.09
Chip lithography 4 nm 12 nm

Radeon 8050S has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q in performance tests.

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