Radeon RX 8050S vs 550X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon 550X with Radeon RX 8050S, including specs and performance data.

Radeon 550X
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.54

8050S outperforms 550X by a whopping 917% 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 ranking775155
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.44no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)no data
GPU code nameLexano data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 March 2019 (6 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 cores51232
Core clock speed1082 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1218 MHz2800 MHz
Number of transistors2,200 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nmno data
Power consumption (TDP)50 Wattno data
Texture fill rate38.98no data
Floating-point processing power1.247 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs32no data
L1 Cache128 KBno data
L2 Cache512 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8no data
Length145 mmno data
Width2-slotno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth112.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+-

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 HD9−10
−944%
94
+944%

FPS performance in popular games

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%
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%
Hogwarts Legacy 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+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%
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%
Grand Theft Auto V 118
+0%
118
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 80−85
+0%
80−85
+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

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%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+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 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%
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%
Grand Theft Auto V 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 21−24
+0%
21−24
+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

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%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

This is how Radeon 550X and RX 8050S compete in popular games:

  • RX 8050S is 944% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 3.54 35.99
Recency 27 March 2019 6 January 2025

RX 8050S has a 916.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 years.

The Radeon RX 8050S is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 550X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon 550X is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 8050S is a notebook one.

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