Qualcomm Adreno 685 vs Radeon 8050S

VS
Qualcomm Adreno 680 Qualcomm Adreno 685 Qualcomm Adreno 690 Qualcomm Adreno 830

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 8050S and Qualcomm Adreno 685, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Radeon 8050S
2025
37.29
+1611%

8050S outperforms Qualcomm Adreno 685 by a whopping 1611% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Radeon 8050S Radeon 8050S
Qualcomm Adreno 685 Adreno 685

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking93846
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data24.70
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)no data
GPU code nameStrix Pointno data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2025 (recently)6 December 2018 (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 cores2048no data
Core clock speed1295 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2335 MHzno data
Number of transistors34,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data7 Watt
Texture fill rate298.9no data
Floating-point processing power9.564 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs128no data
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).

InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16no data
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 Sharedno data
Maximum RAM amountSystem Sharedno data
Memory bus widthSystem Sharedno data
Memory clock speedSystem Sharedno data
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 data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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
+1611%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 2.18

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
+1609%
Qualcomm Adreno 685 975

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
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6−7
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Counter-Strike 2 5−6
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5−6
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Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
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5−6
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
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6−7
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Battlefield 5 7−8
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7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
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Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
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6−7
+0%
Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
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45−50
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Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Dota 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
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1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
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21−24
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Valorant 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Dota 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 37.29 2.18
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm

Radeon 8050S has a 1610.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the Qualcomm Adreno 685 in performance tests.

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