Radeon RX 8050S vs RX 6700

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6700 with Radeon RX 8050S, including specs and performance data.

RX 6700
2021
10 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
42.80
+25.3%

6700 outperforms 8050S by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking93150
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency19.69no data
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)no data
GPU code nameNavi 22no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date9 June 2021 (4 years ago)6 January 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 cores230432
Core clock speed1941 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2450 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors17,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)175 Wattno data
Texture fill rate352.8no data
Floating-point processing power11.29 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs144no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no data
L0 Cache576 KBno data
L1 Cache512 KBno data
L2 Cache3 MBno data
L3 Cache80 MBno 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 4.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount10 GBno data
Memory bus width160 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-Cno data
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.1no data
Vulkan1.3-

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 HD110−120
+17%
94
−17%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
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 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 118
+0%
118
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

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%
Hogwarts Legacy 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+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%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+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

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%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how RX 6700 and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 is 17% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.80 34.16
Recency 9 June 2021 6 January 2025

RX 6700 has a 25.3% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 8050S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years.

The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8050S in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6700 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 8050S is a notebook one.

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