Radeon 8050S vs RX 6900
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 6900 with Radeon 8050S, including specs and performance data.
RX 6900 outperforms 8050S by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 29 | 108 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 18.65 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 28 October 2020 (4 years ago) | 2025 (recently) |
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 | 4608 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2105 MHz | 2335 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 23,000 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 606.2 | 298.9 |
| Floating-point processing power | 19.4 TFLOPS | 9.564 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 64 |
| TMUs | 288 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 16 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 16 GB/s | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 59.84 | 35.12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
RX 6900 has a 70.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Radeon 8050S, on the other hand, has a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 8050S in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop card while Radeon 8050S is a notebook one.
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