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AMD Radeon RX 8040S vs AMD Radeon RX 8050S

AMD Radeon RX 8040S

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AMD Radeon RX 8040S - is an integrated graphics unit installed in the AMD's Strix Halo APU series. The iGPU features 16 CUs and is based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture

AMD Radeon RX 8050S

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AMD Radeon RX 8050S - is an integrated graphics unit installed in the AMD's Strix Halo APU series. The iGPU features 32 CUs and is based on the RDNA 3.5 architecture. The raw performance is similar to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 laptop GPU according to first leaked benchmarks and therefore capable of handling even demanding games.

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AMD Radeon RX 8040SAMD Radeon RX 8050S
AMD Radeon RX 8000S Series
Radeon RX 8060S compare 40 @ 2.9 GHz
Radeon RX 8050S 32 @ 2.8 GHz
Radeon RX 8040S 16 @ 2.8 GHz
Radeon RX 8060S compare 40 @ 2.9 GHz
Radeon RX 8050S 32 @ 2.8 GHz
Radeon RX 8040S 16 @ 2.8 GHz
ArchitectureRDNA 3.5
Pipelines16 - unified32 - unified
Raytracing Cores1632
Core Speed2800 (Boost) MHz2800 (Boost) MHz
Shared Memoryyesyes
Date of Announcement06.01.2025 06.01.2025
CPU in Radeon RX 8040SGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 3806 x 3600 MHz, 55 W? MHz2800 MHz
CPU in Radeon RX 8050SGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD Ryzen AI Max 39012 x 3200 MHz, 55 W? MHz2800 MHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 39012 x 3200 MHz, 55 W? MHz2800 MHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max 3858 x 3600 MHz, 55 W? MHz2800 MHz
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 3858 x 3600 MHz, 55 W? MHz2800 MHz
min. - max.? MHz2800 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon RX 8050S
8.8 pt (26%)
AMD Radeon HD 8180
0.05426 -99%
...
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
7.41 -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile
7.63 -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
7.71 -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
7.75 -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q
7.81 -11%
Intel Arc A730M
7.97 -9%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
8.01 -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
8.26 -6%
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)
8.62 -2%
AMD Radeon RX 8050S
8.8
AMD Radeon RX 6600M
8.8 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6700S
9.03 3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
9.52 8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI (Laptop)
9.53 8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
9.53 8%
Intel Arc A770M
9.57 9%
AMD Radeon RX 7600M
9.61 9%
AMD Radeon RX 7600S
9.69 10%
AMD Radeon RX 6800S
9.92 13%
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop
19 116%
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
33.3 278%
0%
100%
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 9006     avg: 9007     median: 9007 (24%)     max: 9008 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 8898     avg: 9502     median: 9502 (19%)     max: 10106 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
65007 Points (61%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
130145 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
21299 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
23521 Points (22%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
570519 Points (63%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
29391 Points (36%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
36323 Points (28%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
3DMark 06
61398 Points (80%)
SPECviewperf 2020 specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 solidworks-05 1080p
194.3 fps (38%)
specvp2020 snx-04 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 snx-04 1080p
277.5 fps (34%)
specvp2020 medical-03 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 medical-03 1080p
135.8 fps (38%)
specvp2020 maya-06 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 maya-06 1080p
358.5 fps (38%)
specvp2020 energy-03 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 energy-03 1080p
49.1 fps (8%)
specvp2020 creo-03 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 creo-03 1080p
100.7 fps (35%)
specvp2020 catia-06 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 catia-06 1080p
68.4 fps (33%)
specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
SPECviewperf 2020 - specvp2020 3dsmax-07 1080p
99.2 fps (26%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
309 fps (18%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
97.9 % (98%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 4K Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
79.8 fps (30%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
182.6 fps (33%)
GFXBench - GFXBench 5.0 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
583 fps (43%)
GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
516 fps (49%)
GFXBench 3.1 - GFXBench Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
595 fps (13%)
GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
714 fps (30%)
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 + AMD Radeon RX 8050S
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
2044 fps (16%)
Basemark GPU 1.2 - Basemark GPU 1.2 Vulkan Official Medium Offscreen 1080
104.6 fps (3%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU OpenCL
35976 Points (9%)
66413 Points (17%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 GPU Vulkan
59450 Points (15%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 8040S → 100% n=1

Average Benchmarks AMD Radeon RX 8050S → 185% n=1

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 24

F1 24

2024
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
178.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
169.4  fps
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty

Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty

2023
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
111.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
63.1  fps
Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3

2023
low 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
115.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
85.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
70.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
68.7  fps
X-Plane 11.11

X-Plane 11.11

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 8050S:
100.7  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
66.3  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
54.4  fps
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark

2018
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 8050S:
175.6  fps
med. 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
104.9  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
73.5  fps
Dota 2 Reborn

Dota 2 Reborn

2015
low 1280x720
Radeon RX 8050S:
213  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 8050S:
174.6  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
52.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
50.7  fps
GTA V

GTA V

2015
low 1024x768
Radeon RX 8050S:
182  fps
med. 1366x768
Radeon RX 8050S:
180.3  fps
high 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
160  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Radeon RX 8050S:
76.5  fps
AMD Radeon RX 8040SAMD Radeon RX 8050S
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 24178.7169.4
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty111.163.1
Baldur's Gate 3115.785.670.168.7
X-Plane 11.11100.766.354.4
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark175.6104.973.5
Dota 2 Reborn213174.652.150.7
GTA V182180.316076.5
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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)