Radeon RX 8050S vs RX 6500
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6500 and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8050S outperforms RX 6500 by an impressive 96% 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 | 335 | 155 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 6 January 2025 (1 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 | no data | 32 |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2800 MHz |
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.
| Shared memory | no data | + |
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 | 45−50
−109%
| 94
+109%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−62.8%
|
120−130
+62.8%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−63.9%
|
100
+63.9%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−60.6%
|
150−160
+60.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−84.2%
|
140−150
+84.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−94.9%
|
110−120
+94.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−104%
|
140−150
+104%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−52.1%
|
210−220
+52.1%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−62.8%
|
120−130
+62.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 220−230
−21.9%
|
270−280
+21.9%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−86.9%
|
200−210
+86.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−57.4%
|
96
+57.4%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
−60.6%
|
150−160
+60.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−84.2%
|
140−150
+84.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 55−60
−94.9%
|
110−120
+94.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
−71%
|
118
+71%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
−115%
|
85−90
+115%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−104%
|
140−150
+104%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−200%
|
156
+200%
|
| Valorant | 140−150
−52.1%
|
210−220
+52.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 75−80
−62.8%
|
120−130
+62.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
−86.9%
|
200−210
+86.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
−39.3%
|
85
+39.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−84.2%
|
140−150
+84.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70−75
−104%
|
140−150
+104%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 50−55
−76.9%
|
92
+76.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
−60.6%
|
150−160
+60.6%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 130−140
−88.9%
|
250−260
+88.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−131%
|
70−75
+131%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−117%
|
50−55
+117%
|
| Valorant | 170−180
−41.5%
|
240−250
+41.5%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 50−55
−77.4%
|
90−95
+77.4%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−107%
|
85−90
+107%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−122%
|
100−110
+122%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 40−45
−121%
|
95−100
+121%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
−129%
|
75−80
+129%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−120%
|
30−35
+120%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−111%
|
55−60
+111%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−109%
|
220−230
+109%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−107%
|
55−60
+107%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−84.6%
|
120−130
+84.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−124%
|
45−50
+124%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−113%
|
65−70
+113%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−147%
|
45−50
+147%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−142%
|
45−50
+142%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
This is how RX 6500 and RX 8050S compete in popular games:
- RX 8050S is 109% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 8050S is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 8050S performs better in 41 tests (76%)
- there's a draw in 13 tests (24%)
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