Radeon RX 9070 GRE vs RX 8050S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 8050S with Radeon RX 9070 GRE, including specs and performance data.
RX 9070 GRE outperforms RX 8050S by a substantial 37% 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 | 153 | 66 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 52.70 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 16.79 |
| Architecture | no data | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | no data | Navi 48 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 8 May 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $549 |
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 | 32 | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1420 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2800 MHz | 2790 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 53,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | no data | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 220 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 535.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 34.28 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 96 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
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 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 432.0 GB/s |
| 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 | no data | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
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 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 98
−32.7%
| 130−140
+32.7%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 4.22 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
−33.7%
|
270−280
+33.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−32.5%
|
110−120
+32.5%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
−34.9%
|
170−180
+34.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
−33.7%
|
270−280
+33.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−32.5%
|
110−120
+32.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
−30%
|
130−140
+30%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
−32.9%
|
210−220
+32.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−35.7%
|
190−200
+35.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
−32.7%
|
150−160
+32.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
−31.9%
|
190−200
+31.9%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
−34.9%
|
290−300
+34.9%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
−34.9%
|
170−180
+34.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
−33.7%
|
270−280
+33.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
−25.4%
|
350−400
+25.4%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−32.5%
|
110−120
+32.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
−35.4%
|
130−140
+35.4%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
−32.9%
|
210−220
+32.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−35.7%
|
190−200
+35.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
−32.7%
|
150−160
+32.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 118
−35.6%
|
160−170
+35.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85−90
−29.4%
|
110−120
+29.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
−31.9%
|
190−200
+31.9%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
−34.6%
|
210−220
+34.6%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
−34.9%
|
290−300
+34.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
−34.9%
|
170−180
+34.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
−32.5%
|
110−120
+32.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
−29.4%
|
110−120
+29.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
−35.7%
|
190−200
+35.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
−31.9%
|
190−200
+31.9%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 75−80
−29.9%
|
100−105
+29.9%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
−30.4%
|
120−130
+30.4%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
−32.9%
|
210−220
+32.9%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 85−90
−34.8%
|
120−130
+34.8%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
−19.5%
|
300−310
+19.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70−75
−31.9%
|
95−100
+31.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
−34.6%
|
70−75
+34.6%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
−21%
|
300−310
+21%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−34.1%
|
55−60
+34.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
−26.4%
|
110−120
+26.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
−28.7%
|
130−140
+28.7%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 55−60
−36.4%
|
75−80
+36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−34.3%
|
90−95
+34.3%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
−27.7%
|
120−130
+27.7%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
−34.1%
|
55−60
+34.1%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
−31.6%
|
100−105
+31.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−36.4%
|
45−50
+36.4%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
−31.6%
|
75−80
+31.6%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
−36.4%
|
300−310
+36.4%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
−31.6%
|
75−80
+31.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−27.7%
|
60−65
+27.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
−34.3%
|
90−95
+34.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−27.7%
|
60−65
+27.7%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 30−35
−25%
|
40−45
+25%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 45−50
−30.4%
|
60−65
+30.4%
|
This is how RX 8050S and RX 9070 GRE compete in popular games:
- RX 9070 GRE is 33% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.53 | 48.74 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 8 May 2025 |
RX 9070 GRE has a 37.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8050S in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 8050S is a notebook graphics card while Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a desktop one.
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