Radeon 8040S vs RX 8050S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 8050S and Radeon 8040S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8050S outperforms 8040S by an impressive 55% 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 | 149 | 258 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 32.29 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | Strix Halo |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year 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 cores | 32 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 179.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.734 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 64 MB |
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 | no data | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | no data | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | no data | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | no data | System Shared |
| 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 | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.1 |
| 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 | 94
+56.7%
| 60−65
−56.7%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+50.4%
|
130−140
−50.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+61.5%
|
50−55
−61.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+75%
|
45−50
−75%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+35.1%
|
90−95
−35.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+50.4%
|
130−140
−50.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+61.5%
|
50−55
−61.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+29.9%
|
75−80
−29.9%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+35.6%
|
110−120
−35.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+50%
|
90−95
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+53.3%
|
75−80
−53.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+75%
|
45−50
−75%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+55.9%
|
90−95
−55.9%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+31.5%
|
160−170
−31.5%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+35.1%
|
90−95
−35.1%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+50.4%
|
130−140
−50.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+8.6%
|
250−260
−8.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+61.5%
|
50−55
−61.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+24.7%
|
75−80
−24.7%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+35.6%
|
110−120
−35.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+50%
|
90−95
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+53.3%
|
75−80
−53.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 118
+37.2%
|
85−90
−37.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+75%
|
45−50
−75%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
+65.4%
|
50−55
−65.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+55.9%
|
90−95
−55.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+120%
|
70−75
−120%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+31.5%
|
160−170
−31.5%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+35.1%
|
90−95
−35.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+61.5%
|
50−55
−61.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+10.4%
|
75−80
−10.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+50%
|
90−95
−50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 80−85
+75%
|
45−50
−75%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+55.9%
|
90−95
−55.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
+29.6%
|
70−75
−29.6%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 160−170
+35.6%
|
110−120
−35.6%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+76.5%
|
50−55
−76.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+50.3%
|
160−170
−50.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
+72.1%
|
40−45
−72.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+65.6%
|
30−35
−65.6%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+23.3%
|
200−210
−23.3%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+42.4%
|
65−70
−42.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+82.6%
|
21−24
−82.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+63%
|
50−55
−63%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+67.2%
|
60−65
−67.2%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
+65.4%
|
24−27
−65.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+74.4%
|
35−40
−74.4%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 95−100
+66.7%
|
55−60
−66.7%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+78.3%
|
21−24
−78.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+75%
|
40−45
−75%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+64.3%
|
14−16
−64.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+65%
|
20−22
−65%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+62.9%
|
35−40
−62.9%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+59.7%
|
130−140
−59.7%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+56.8%
|
35−40
−56.8%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+90%
|
10−11
−90%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+67.9%
|
27−30
−67.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+61.9%
|
40−45
−61.9%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+53.3%
|
14−16
−53.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+88%
|
24−27
−88%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 45−50
+76.9%
|
24−27
−76.9%
|
This is how RX 8050S and Radeon 8040S compete in popular games:
- RX 8050S is 57% 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 120% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 8050S surpassed Radeon 8040S in all 59 of our tests.
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