Radeon RX 8050S vs RX Vega M GL

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX Vega M GL
2018
4 GB HBM2, 65 Watt
9.35

8050S outperforms M GL by a whopping 287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking503152
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency11.05no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)no data
GPU code namePolaris 22no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2018 (7 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 cores128032
Core clock speed931 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1011 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data
Texture fill rate80.88no data
Floating-point processing power2.588 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs80no data
L1 Cache320 KBno data
L2 Cache1024 KBno 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).

InterfaceIGPno 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 typeHBM2no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width1024 Bitno data
Memory clock speed700 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth179.2 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)no data
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-

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 HD24−27
−292%
94
+292%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium

Fortnite 55−60
−181%
160−170
+181%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−326%
140−150
+326%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150
−93.1%
270−280
+93.1%
Dota 2 65−70
−277%
260−270
+277%
Fortnite 55−60
−181%
160−170
+181%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−237%
118
+237%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−326%
140−150
+326%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−524%
156
+524%

Full HD
Ultra

Dota 2 65−70
−277%
260−270
+277%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−326%
140−150
+326%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−268%
92
+268%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
−181%
160−170
+181%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
−290%
75−80
+290%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−418%
55−60
+418%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 35−40
−271%
130−140
+271%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−433%
45−50
+433%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
−411%
45−50
+411%

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%
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%
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%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 96
+0%
96
+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%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+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%

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 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+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%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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%

This is how RX Vega M GL and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RX 8050S is 292% 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 524% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 8050S performs better in 14 tests (23%)
  • there's a draw in 46 tests (77%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.35 36.15
Recency 1 February 2018 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 286.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 years.

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

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