Radeon 8040S vs RX 8060S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 8060S and Radeon 8040S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 8060S outperforms 8040S by an impressive 72% 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 | 114 | 255 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| 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 | 40 | 16 |
| Boost clock speed | 2900 MHz | 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 | + | + |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 103
+87.3%
| 55−60
−87.3%
|
| 1440p | 51
+88.9%
| 27−30
−88.9%
|
| 4K | 35
+94.4%
| 18−21
−94.4%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 220−230
+63.7%
|
130−140
−63.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+82.7%
|
50−55
−82.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+97.9%
|
45−50
−97.9%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+43.6%
|
90−95
−43.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 215
+59.3%
|
130−140
−59.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+82.7%
|
50−55
−82.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+24.7%
|
75−80
−24.7%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+47.5%
|
110−120
−47.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+66%
|
90−95
−66%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+68%
|
75−80
−68%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+97.9%
|
45−50
−97.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+68.8%
|
90−95
−68.8%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+40.6%
|
160−170
−40.6%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+43.6%
|
90−95
−43.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 109
−23.9%
|
130−140
+23.9%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+8.6%
|
250−260
−8.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+82.7%
|
50−55
−82.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95
+23.4%
|
75−80
−23.4%
|
| Fortnite | 170−180
+47.5%
|
110−120
−47.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+66%
|
90−95
−66%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+68%
|
75−80
−68%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 127
+47.7%
|
85−90
−47.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+97.9%
|
45−50
−97.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 95−100
+86.5%
|
50−55
−86.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+68.8%
|
90−95
−68.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 140−150
+107%
|
70−75
−107%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+40.6%
|
160−170
−40.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+43.6%
|
90−95
−43.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 95−100
+82.7%
|
50−55
−82.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 92
+19.5%
|
75−80
−19.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 150−160
+66%
|
90−95
−66%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 95−100
+97.9%
|
45−50
−97.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+68.8%
|
90−95
−68.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 101
+44.3%
|
70−75
−44.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 170−180
+47.5%
|
110−120
−47.5%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 71
+42%
|
50−55
−42%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 280−290
+66.9%
|
160−170
−66.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 70
+62.8%
|
40−45
−62.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 60−65
+87.5%
|
30−35
−87.5%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+30.7%
|
200−210
−30.7%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 100−110
+54.5%
|
65−70
−54.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+109%
|
21−24
−109%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 95−100
+81.5%
|
50−55
−81.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+91.8%
|
60−65
−91.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+84.6%
|
24−27
−84.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 75−80
+100%
|
35−40
−100%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+89.5%
|
55−60
−89.5%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 36
+56.5%
|
21−24
−56.5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
+72.7%
|
40−45
−72.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+85.7%
|
14−16
−85.7%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+85%
|
20−22
−85%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+85.7%
|
35−40
−85.7%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+77%
|
130−140
−77%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
+75.7%
|
35−40
−75.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+92.9%
|
27−30
−92.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+85.7%
|
40−45
−85.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+73.3%
|
14−16
−73.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 55−60
+124%
|
24−27
−124%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+104%
|
24−27
−104%
|
This is how RX 8060S and Radeon 8040S compete in popular games:
- RX 8060S is 87% faster in 1080p
- RX 8060S is 89% faster in 1440p
- RX 8060S is 94% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 8060S is 124% faster.
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 8040S is 24% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX 8060S performs better in 58 tests (98%)
- Radeon 8040S performs better in 1 test (2%)
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