Apple M1 8-Core GPU vs Radeon 8050S
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 8050S and M1 8-Core GPU, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
8050S outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 201% 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 | 128 | 417 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 52.98 | no data |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) | no data |
| GPU code name | Strix Halo | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 10 November 2020 (4 years 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 | 2048 | 8 |
| Core clock speed | 1295 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2335 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 34,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 298.9 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.564 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 64 | no data |
| TMUs | 128 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 32 | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x16 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | System Shared | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | no data |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | no data |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | no 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 Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | no data |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | - |
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 | 94
+236%
| 28
−236%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+196%
|
70−75
−196%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+233%
|
27−30
−233%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+291%
|
21−24
−291%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+136%
|
55−60
−136%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+196%
|
70−75
−196%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+233%
|
27−30
−233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100
+138%
|
40−45
−138%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+123%
|
75−80
−123%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+176%
|
50−55
−176%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+203%
|
40−45
−203%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+291%
|
21−24
−291%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+223%
|
45−50
−223%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+101%
|
110−120
−101%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+136%
|
55−60
−136%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 210−220
+196%
|
70−75
−196%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+53.6%
|
180−190
−53.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+233%
|
27−30
−233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 96
+129%
|
40−45
−129%
|
| Fortnite | 160−170
+123%
|
75−80
−123%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+176%
|
50−55
−176%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 120−130
+203%
|
40−45
−203%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 118
+141%
|
45−50
−141%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+291%
|
21−24
−291%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90−95
+241%
|
27−30
−241%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+223%
|
45−50
−223%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+359%
|
30−35
−359%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+101%
|
110−120
−101%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+136%
|
55−60
−136%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 90−95
+233%
|
27−30
−233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85
+102%
|
40−45
−102%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+176%
|
50−55
−176%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 90−95
+291%
|
21−24
−291%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+223%
|
45−50
−223%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 92
+171%
|
30−35
−171%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 160−170
+123%
|
75−80
−123%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 95−100
+304%
|
24−27
−304%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 260−270
+177%
|
95−100
−177%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 75−80
+290%
|
20−22
−290%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55−60
+280%
|
14−16
−280%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+89%
|
130−140
−89%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 95−100
+183%
|
35−40
−183%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+309%
|
10−12
−309%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 90−95
+236%
|
27−30
−236%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 110−120
+255%
|
30−35
−255%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
+221%
|
14−16
−221%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+284%
|
18−20
−284%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 100−110
+264%
|
27−30
−264%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+450%
|
8−9
−450%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
+232%
|
24−27
−232%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+289%
|
9−10
−289%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+259%
|
16−18
−259%
|
| Valorant | 230−240
+236%
|
70−75
−236%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+239%
|
18−20
−239%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+264%
|
14−16
−264%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+232%
|
21−24
−232%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+257%
|
7−8
−257%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+333%
|
12−14
−333%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 50−55
+285%
|
12−14
−285%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Valorant | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Hogwarts Legacy | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
This is how Radeon 8050S and Apple M1 8-Core GPU compete in popular games:
- Radeon 8050S is 236% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 8050S is 450% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 8050S performs better in 59 tests (89%)
- there's a draw in 7 tests (11%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 38.23 | 12.70 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 10 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Radeon 8050S has a 201% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.
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