Radeon RX 8050S vs GeForce Go 6800 Ultra

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce Go 6800 Ultra and Radeon RX 8050S, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Go 6800 Ultra
2005
256 MB GDDR3, 89 Watt
0.33

8050S outperforms 6800 Ultra by a whopping 10785% 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 ranking1373155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.29no data
ArchitectureCurie (2003−2013)no data
GPU code nameNV41no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 February 2005 (21 years ago)6 January 2025 (1 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 cores1732
Core clock speed450 MHzno data
Boost clock speed450 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors190 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology130 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)89 Wattno data
Texture fill rate5.400no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs12no 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 1.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount256 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed600 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth38.4 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX9.0c (9_3)no data
Shader Model3.0no data
OpenGL2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/A-

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 HD0−194

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140−150
+3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1971%
140−150
+1971%
Valorant 24−27
−731%
210−220
+731%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1886%
270−280
+1886%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Dota 2 10−11
−10400%
1050−1100
+10400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140−150
+3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1971%
140−150
+1971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3020%
156
+3020%
Valorant 24−27
−731%
210−220
+731%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−8300%
80−85
+8300%
Dota 2 10−11
−10400%
1050−1100
+10400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140−150
+3400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1971%
140−150
+1971%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−1740%
92
+1740%
Valorant 24−27
−10669%
2800−2850
+10669%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−2867%
85−90
+2867%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 250−260
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−9900%
400−450
+9900%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−10100%
100−110
+10100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−457%
75−80
+457%
Valorant 2−3
−11000%
220−230
+11000%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−4600%
45−50
+4600%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2200%
45−50
+2200%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Far Cry 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Far Cry 5 96
+0%
96
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 118
+0%
118
+0%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High

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

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%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+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%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 8050S is 11000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 8050S performs better in 22 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 31 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.33 35.92
Recency 24 February 2005 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 10785% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 19 years.

The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 Ultra in performance tests.

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