Radeon RX 8050S vs Pro VII
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro VII with Radeon RX 8050S, including specs and performance data.
RX 8050S outperforms Pro VII by a moderate 16% 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 | 191 | 151 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.39 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.43 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) | no data |
| GPU code name | Vega 20 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 13 May 2020 (5 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,899 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 cores | 3840 | 32 |
| Core clock speed | 1400 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1700 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,230 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 408.0 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 13.06 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 240 | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 305 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | HBM2 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | no data |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 1024 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
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 | 80−85
−17.5%
| 94
+17.5%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 23.74 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
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80−85
+0%
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| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
+0%
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75−80
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
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120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
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200−210
+0%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
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80−85
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 100
+0%
|
100
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+0%
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110−120
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
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140−150
+0%
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| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
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| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
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| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 118
+0%
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118
+0%
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| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
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| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+0%
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156
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+0%
|
250−260
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
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| Valorant | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
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| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
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| Sons of the Forest | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+0%
|
75−80
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how Pro VII and RX 8050S compete in popular games:
- RX 8050S is 18% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 30.96 | 35.79 |
| Recency | 13 May 2020 | 6 January 2025 |
RX 8050S has a 15.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.
The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro VII in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro VII is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 8050S is a notebook one.
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