Radeon RX 8050S vs RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile with Radeon RX 8050S, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile
2023
12 GB GDDR6, 100 Watt
47.08
+31.6%

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RX 8050S by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking80153
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency35.88no data
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)no data
GPU code nameAD104no data
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date21 March 2023 (2 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 cores512032
Core clock speed1110 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1545 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate247.2no data
Floating-point processing power15.82 TFLOPSno data
ROPs64no data
TMUs160no data
Tensor Cores160no data
Ray Tracing Cores40no 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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR6no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width192 Bitno data
Memory clock speed2250 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth432.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+
Resizable BAR+-

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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)no data
Shader Model6.8no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-
DLSS+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 47.08
+31.6%
RX 8050S 35.77

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 41630
+14.6%
RX 8050S 36323

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 29248
+24.3%
RX 8050S 23521

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 HD120−130
+27.7%
94
−27.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
God of War 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

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%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
God of War 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Far Cry 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
God of War 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 118
+0%
118
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

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%
God of War 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+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%
God of War 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

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%
God of War 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 28% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 47.08 35.77
Recency 21 March 2023 6 January 2025

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 31.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RX 8050S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 8050S in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 8050S is a mobile workstation one.

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