GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile vs Radeon E8950
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon E8950 and GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 5060 Mobile outperforms E8950 by a whopping 238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 404 | 93 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.45 | 74.52 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | Amethyst | GB206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (9 years ago) | 20 May 2025 (less than a year 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 cores | 2048 | 3328 |
| Core clock speed | 735 MHz | 952 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 21,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 128.0 | 151.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.096 TFLOPS | 9.684 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 128 | 104 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 104 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 26 |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 HD | 27−30
−267%
| 99
+267%
|
| 1440p | 14−16
−264%
| 51
+264%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 144
+0%
|
144
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 106
+0%
|
106
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Valorant | 280−290
+0%
|
280−290
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
This is how Radeon E8950 and RTX 5060 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 5060 Mobile is 267% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5060 Mobile is 264% faster in 1440p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.03 | 44.02 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 20 May 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
RTX 5060 Mobile has a 237.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 5060 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.
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