AMD Radeon 8050S vs Intel Arc A550M Comparison

AMD Radeon 8050S vs Intel Arc A550M

The head-to-head benchmark data in the database is unambiguous: the AMD Radeon 8050S wins both recorded tests by a wide margin, with a 31.9% advantage in Geekbench OpenCL and a 17.8% lead in Geekbench Vulkan. This is not a close contest. The Radeon 8050S scores 65,818 in OpenCL against 49,894 for the Arc A550M, while the Vulkan results show 58,398 versus 49,580. The average benchmark score for the AMD part is 62,108, compared to 49,737 for the Intel part, a difference of roughly 12,371 points. In terms of overall standing, the Radeon 8050S sits at the 89th percentile among all GPUs tracked, while the Arc A550M sits at the 86th percentile. Both are respectable positions, but the AMD part is clearly higher. The data shows a consistent pattern: the Radeon 8050S leads in every measured workload, and the size of that lead varies from roughly 18% to nearly 32%, depending on the API. The nearest rival data for the Radeon 8050S places it just 0.3% ahead of the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M, 2.5% behind the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56, 2.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600M, and 2.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP. For the Intel Arc A550M, the nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti at 0.4% higher score, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 at 0.5% higher, the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT at 2.4% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT at 2.6% lower. This places the Arc A550M in a very different performance neighborhood, one where it is trading blows with older flagship desktop cards rather than leading the mobile field.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test is the larger victory for the AMD Radeon 8050S. It posts a score of 65,818, while the Intel Arc A550M manages 49,894. The delta is 31.9% in favor of AMD. This is a substantial gap, and it reflects the raw compute throughput differences recorded in the specification data. The Radeon 8050S delivers 11.47 TFLOPS of FP32 performance, while the Arc A550M delivers 8.397 TFLOPS. That is a difference of roughly 3.07 TFLOPS, or about 36.6% more FP32 throughput for the AMD part, which lines up closely with the OpenCL delta. In FP16, the situation is more complex: the Arc A550M has a 2:1 FP16 rate, giving it 16.79 TFLOPS, while the Radeon 8050S has a 1:1 FP16 rate, giving it 11.47 TFLOPS. So in FP16-heavy workloads, the Intel part has a theoretical throughput advantage, but the recorded OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks do not reflect that advantage in practical results. The Geekbench Vulkan test shows the Radeon 8050S winning again, with 58,398 against 49,580. The delta here is 17.8%, a smaller but still decisive margin. The Vulkan gap is narrower than the OpenCL gap, which may indicate that the Arc A550M scales relatively better under the Vulkan API, but it still loses by a significant amount. Both GPUs support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API compatibility is identical, and the performance differences cannot be attributed to missing feature support. The pixel rate for the Radeon 8050S is 179.2 GPixel/s, compared to 131.2 GPixel/s for the Arc A550M, a 36.6% advantage. The texture rate is 358.4 GTexel/s versus 262.4 GTexel/s, also a 36.6% advantage. These fillrate figures are consistent with the OpenCL margin and explain why the AMD part dominates in that test. The Arc A550M does have a higher memory bandwidth in absolute terms, 224.0 GB/s from 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, while the Radeon 8050S uses system shared memory with bandwidth described as system dependent. That memory bandwidth advantage did not translate into a benchmark win for Intel. The Radeon 8050S also has more ray tracing cores, 32 compared to 16, though the database does not include a dedicated ray tracing benchmark for this pair. The wins tally is 2 for the Radeon 8050S and 0 for the Arc A550M.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 8050S has an average benchmark score of 62,108, while the Intel Arc A550M has an average benchmark score of 49,737. The Radeon 8050S is about 24.9% higher on average.

Q: How large is the performance gap in the OpenCL test?

A: The Radeon 8050S scores 65,818 in Geekbench OpenCL, versus 49,894 for the Arc A550M. That is a 31.9% difference in favor of the AMD part.

Q: Does the Intel Arc A550M win any benchmark in the head-to-head comparison?

A: No. The database records 2 wins for the AMD Radeon 8050S and 0 wins for the Intel Arc A550M. Intel loses both the OpenCL and Vulkan tests.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in the overall percentile ranking among all GPUs?

A: The Radeon 8050S is at the 89th percentile among all GPUs tracked, while the Arc A550M is at the 86th percentile. The AMD part ranks higher overall.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for the Radeon 8050S?

A: The nearest rival by average score is the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M at 61,896, just 0.3% behind the Radeon 8050S. The AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 is 63,693, 2.5% higher than the Radeon 8050S. The AMD Radeon RX 7600M is 63,775, 2.6% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP is 63,830, 2.7% higher.

Q: What are the nearest rivals for the Intel Arc A550M?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has an average score of 49,957, which is 0.4% higher than the Arc A550M. The AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 is 50,001, 0.5% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT is 50,951, 2.4% higher. The AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT is 48,477, which is 2.6% lower than the Arc A550M.

Where Each One Wins

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 8050S is the clear choice for anyone prioritizing raw compute performance, and the data supports this across both recorded APIs. It wins the OpenCL test by 31.9% and the Vulkan test by 17.8%. The FP32 throughput is 11.47 TFLOPS, which is higher than the 8.397 TFLOPS of the Arc A550M. The pixel rate of 179.2 GPixel/s and texture rate of 358.4 GTexel/s are both higher than the Arc A550M's 131.2 GPixel/s and 262.4 GTexel/s. With 32 ray tracing cores versus 16, the AMD part also has more hardware dedicated to ray tracing, so for workloads that use that feature, the Radeon 8050S is better positioned. The Radeon 8050S uses a 4 nm process node from TSMC, while the Arc A550M uses a 6 nm node from the same foundry, and the smaller node typically allows higher clock speeds. The boost clock on the Radeon 8050S is 2800 MHz, versus 2050 MHz on the Arc A550M. The base clock is also higher, 1295 MHz versus 900 MHz. The Radeon 8050S has a 55 W TDP, which is lower than the 60 W TDP of the Arc A550M, meaning it achieves higher performance while drawing less power according to the recorded TDP figures. The bus interface on the Radeon 8050S is PCIe 5.0 x16, while the Arc A550M uses PCIe 4.0 x16.

The Intel Arc A550M, despite losing both head-to-head tests, has some areas where the recorded data shows advantages. The FP16 throughput is 16.79 TFLOPS, which is higher than the 11.47 TFLOPS of the Radeon 8050S. This is due to the 2:1 FP16 ratio on the Intel part, versus the 1:1 ratio on the AMD part. For workloads that are heavily FP16-dependent and are not reflected in the two benchmark tests recorded, the Arc A550M has a theoretical advantage. The memory subsystem is also different: the Arc A550M has 8 GB of dedicated GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon 8050S relies on system shared memory with bandwidth that is system dependent. For users who need dedicated VRAM for reasons such as avoiding system memory bandwidth contention, the Arc A550M offers a fixed 8 GB allocation. The Arc A550M has a die size of 406 mm² with 21,700 million transistors, which is larger than the 308 mm² die size of the Radeon 8050S. The Arc A550M has a transistor density of 53.4 million per mm², while the Radeon 8050S transistor density is not recorded. The Arc A550M has a higher memory clock at 1750 MHz with 14 Gbps effective, while the Radeon 8050S memory clock is listed as system shared. The production status for the Arc A550M is end-of-life, while the Radeon 8050S is active. If longevity of supply matters, the Radeon 8050S is the safer pick.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in process node, process node, and memory configuration all differ. The AMD Radeon 8050S uses a 4 nm process node from TSMC, while the Intel Arc A550M uses a 6 nm node from the same foundry. The die size for the Radeon 8050S is 308 mm², while the Arc A550M die size is 406 mm². The transistor count is 21,700 million for the Arc A550M, with a transistor density of 53.4M per mm², while the Radeon 8050S transistor count is unknown. The boost clock on the Radeon 8050S is 2800 MHz, the Arc A550M boost is 2050 MHz. The base clock is 1295 MHz on the Radeon 8050S, 900 MHz on the Arc A550M. Memory size is 8 GB GDDR6 on the Arc A550M, with 128-bit bus width 224.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon 8050S memory size is system shared memory type, bus width system shared, bandwidth system dependent clock system shared. The Arc A550M memory clock is 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective, the Radeon 8050S memory clock system shared. The Radeon 8050S has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores, and the Arc A550M has the same number of shading units and TMUs, 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 16 ray tracing cores. The FP32 performance on the Radeon 8050S is 11.47 TFLOPS, on the Arc A550M it is 8.397 TFLOPS. FP16 on the Radeon 8050S is 11.47 TFLOPS (1:1), on the Arc A550M it is 16.79 TFLOPS (2:1). The pixel rate on the Radeon 8050S is 179.2 GPixel/s, the Arc A550M is 131.2 GPixel/s. Texture rate on the Radeon 8050S is 358.4 GTexel/s, the Arc A550M is 262.4 GTexel/s. The TDP is 55 W for the Radeon 8050S and 60 W for the Arc A550M. The bus interface is PCIe 5.0 x16 on the Radeon 8050S, and PCIe 4.0 x16 on the Arc A550M. Both have DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs on both are portable device dependent. The Radeon 8050S power connectors are none, while the Arc A550M has no power connector data.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 8050S is built on the Strix Halo chip with RDNA 3.5 architecture, belonging to the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation. The Intel Arc A550M is built on the DG2-512 chip with Xe-HPG architecture, belonging to the Alchemist (Arc 5 Mobile) generation. The Radeon 8050S has a 4 nm process node, the Arc A550M uses a 6 nm node. The Radeon 8050S has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 ray tracing cores. The Arc A550M also has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, but only 16 ray tracing cores. The Radeon 8050S has no dedicated tensor cores, and neither does the Arc A550M per the data. The Radeon 8050S supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio, the Arc A550M at a 2:1 ratio. The Radeon 8050S has a 55 W TDP, the Arc A550M has a 60 W TDP. The Radeon 8050S is an active product, while the Arc A550M is end-of-life. The Radeon 8050S is from the Navi Mobile generation, the Arc A550M from the Alchemist generation. The Radeon 8050S predecessor is Polaris Mobile, while the Arc A550M has no recorded predecessor. The Radeon 8050S has a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, the Arc A550M has PCIe 4.0 x16. The Radeon 8050S has no power connectors, the Arc A550M data does not record power connectors. The Arc A550M has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 224.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Radeon 8050S uses system shared memory. The Radeon 8050S has a 308 mm² die size, the Arc A550M has a 406 mm² die size, with 21,700 million transistors for the Intel part.

The Verdict

The data is decisive. The AMD Radeon 8050S wins both head-to-head benchmarks, with a 31.9% lead in OpenCL and a 17.8% lead in Vulkan. Its average benchmark score is 62,108, which is 12,371 points higher than the Arc A550M's average of 49,737. The Radeon 8050S also ranks higher in the overall GPU percentile, 89th versus 86th. For anyone choosing between these two based on the recorded measurements, the Radeon 8050S is the stronger GPU for general compute and graphics workloads. The Arc A550M does have advantages in FP16 throughput (16.79 TFLOPS versus 11.47 TFLOPS) and a dedicated 8 GB GDDR6 memory pool, but those did not translate into wins in the recorded benchmarks. The Radeon 8050S achieves higher scores while having a lower TDP, 55 W versus 60 W, and a more advanced 4 nm process node versus 6 nm. The Arc A550M is end-of-life, while the Radeon 8050S is active, which may affect availability. The Radeon 8050S is the better choice for users prioritizing raw performance, higher fill rates, more ray tracing cores, and a lower power draw, all of which the data supports. The Intel Arc A550M could be considered only for scenarios where FP16 compute density or dedicated VRAM is essential, but the benchmark results do not favor it. The verdict from the database is clear: the AMD Radeon 8050S is the superior GPU in this comparison.