AMD Radeon 8050S vs NVIDIA Quadro M6000 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a clear overall advantage for the AMD Radeon 8050S across both benchmark tests. In Geekbench OpenCL, the AMD part scores 65,818 against 39,688 for the NVIDIA Quadro M6000, a 65.8% lead. That is a substantial margin, nearly two-thirds higher performance in a compute-oriented workload. The Vulkan result is closer but still decisive: the Radeon 8050S posts 58,398 versus 46,913, a 24.5% advantage. Across the two tests, the AMD card wins both, giving it a 2-0 record in head-to-head comparisons.

The average benchmark score reinforces the gap. The Radeon 8050S averages 62,108, while the Quadro M6000 averages 43,301. That places the AMD part at the 89th percentile among all GPUs in the database, versus the 84th percentile for the NVIDIA card. The percentile difference is modest, but the raw score difference is not: the AMD card is roughly 43% higher in average score. In OpenCL specifically, the delta is the standout figure, as the Radeon 8050S outperforms the older Maxwell architecture by a wide margin. The Vulkan test narrows the gap, likely because the Quadro M6000's driver stack handles that API reasonably well, but the AMD part still holds a comfortable lead.

Looking at the nearest rivals for each card puts the results in context. The AMD Radeon 8050S sits just 0.3% above the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M (61,896), and 2.5% below the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56 (63,693). It is also 2.6% behind the AMD Radeon RX 7600M (63,775) and 2.7% behind the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT LP (63,830). So the Radeon 8050S is competitive with a tight cluster of modern AMD parts, all within a few percentage points of each other. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000, by contrast, sits within 0.8% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile (43,667), 0.2% above the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (43,223), and 0.1% above both the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile (43,268) and the Quadro M6000 24 GB (43,262). That the Quadro M6000 matches or nearly matches much newer NVIDIA parts in average score is notable, but it does not change the fact that the AMD card is in a different performance tier here.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon 8050S wins in both recorded benchmark categories, so its strengths are straightforward. In OpenCL, its 65,818 score represents a 65.8% advantage over the Quadro M6000. This suggests the Radeon 8050S is the stronger choice for compute-heavy workloads that rely on OpenCL, such as rendering, simulation, or data processing tasks that offload to the GPU. The Vulkan result, while narrower at 24.5%, still favors the AMD card, meaning it also holds the edge in Vulkan-based gaming or graphics applications. With 11.47 TFLOPS of FP32 throughput and a 2800 MHz boost clock, the Radeon 8050S has the raw compute resources to sustain high frame rates or fast processing in these scenarios.

The NVIDIA Quadro M6000 does not win any benchmark in this comparison, but its profile still has use cases worth noting. Its 6.844 TFLOPS of FP32 is lower than the AMD part, and its 1114 MHz boost clock is far below the Radeon 8050S's 2800 MHz. However, the Quadro M6000 offers 12 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus, with 317.4 GB/s of bandwidth. That dedicated memory pool is a qualitative advantage for workloads that need large, fast local memory without sharing system RAM, even though the recorded benchmarks do not reflect a win here. The card's 3072 shading units, 192 texture mapping units, and 96 ROPs are all higher than the Radeon 8050S's 2048 shaders, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, which could help in specific fill-rate-bound tasks. But the data shows no benchmark victory, so any such advantage remains theoretical rather than measured.

The Radeon 8050S also has a major efficiency story. Its TDP is 55 W, versus 250 W for the Quadro M6000. That is a massive difference in power draw, and it means the AMD card delivers higher performance at a fraction of the power envelope. The Quadro M6000 requires a 600 W suggested PSU and a dual-slot cooler with a single 8-pin connector, while the Radeon 8050S is an integrated GPU (IGP) with no power connectors and a portable-device-dependent display output. The Radeon 8050S is built for mobile or compact systems, while the Quadro M6000 is a 267 mm, 111 mm tall dual-slot add-in card.

The Verdict

The data points to one clear conclusion: the AMD Radeon 8050S is the better performer in every measured benchmark. It leads by 65.8% in OpenCL and 24.5% in Vulkan, and its average score of 62,108 is far above the Quadro M6000's 43,301. Anyone choosing between these two on raw performance should pick the Radeon 8050S without hesitation. The 89th percentile ranking versus 84th also favors the AMD card, though the gap is smaller than the raw score difference suggests.

The Quadro M6000 does have one attribute that the Radeon 8050S lacks: 12 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory with 317.4 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8050S uses system-shared memory, which makes its bandwidth system-dependent and its capacity dependent on the host system's RAM. For workloads that require a fixed, dedicated memory pool, the Quadro M6000 might still be functional, but the benchmark data does not show it winning any test. Its 84th percentile ranking and its proximity to much newer NVIDIA parts like the RTX 4090 Mobile (within 0.8%) show it remains a capable card for its era, but it is clearly outclassed by the modern RDNA 3.5 part.

The Radeon 8050S is the pick for anyone who values compute performance, modern API support, and low power draw. The Quadro M6000 is a legacy product, now end-of-life, with a 28 nm process node and Maxwell 2.0 architecture. Its only realistic appeal is the dedicated memory and its historical status, but the recorded benchmarks offer no reason to choose it over the Radeon 8050S for performance.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in Geekbench OpenCL?

A: The AMD Radeon 8050S scores 65,818, beating the NVIDIA Quadro M6000's 39,688 by 65.8%.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The Radeon 8050S scores 58,398, which is 24.5% higher than the Quadro M6000's 46,913.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The AMD Radeon 8050S averages 62,108, while the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 averages 43,301.

Q: How do the two cards compare in power consumption?

A: The Radeon 8050S has a 55 W TDP and no power connectors, while the Quadro M6000 has a 250 W TDP, a dual-slot design, and a single 8-pin connector with a 600 W suggested PSU.

Q: Does the Quadro M6000 have any advantage in memory?

A: Yes, it has 12 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit bus with 317.4 GB/s bandwidth, whereas the Radeon 8050S uses system-shared memory with system-dependent bandwidth.

Q: What are the percentile rankings?

A: The Radeon 8050S is at the 89th percentile among all GPUs, and the Quadro M6000 is at the 84th percentile.

Architecture Differences

The AMD Radeon 8050S is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture, using the Strix Halo chip, and belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation. It is fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC, with a die size of 308 mm². The transistor count is unknown. The NVIDIA Quadro M6000, by contrast, uses the Maxwell 2.0 architecture with the GM200 chip, from the Quadro Maxwell (Mx000) generation. It is built on a 28 nm process at TSMC, with 8,000 million transistors and a die size of 601 mm², giving it a transistor density of 13.3M per mm². The process node difference is stark: 4 nm versus 28 nm, which explains much of the efficiency gap.

The Radeon 8050S features 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. It also includes 32 ray tracing cores, which the Quadro M6000 lacks entirely. The NVIDIA card has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs, so it has more of each traditional unit, but those units are clocked much lower. The Radeon 8050S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2800 MHz, while the Quadro M6000 runs at 988 MHz base and 1114 MHz boost. The AMD card also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the NVIDIA card only supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The memory architecture is fundamentally different. The Radeon 8050S uses system-shared memory, meaning its memory size, type, and bus width are all system-shared, and bandwidth is system-dependent. The Quadro M6000 has 12 GB of GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 317.4 GB/s bandwidth. The AMD card's memory clock is listed as system-shared, while the NVIDIA card runs at 1653 MHz, or 6.6 Gbps effective. The Radeon 8050S also has no tensor cores listed, matching the Quadro M6000, which also has none.

Specification Differences

The two cards differ in nearly every specification category. The Radeon 8050S has a 4 nm process node, while the Quadro M6000 uses 28 nm. The die sizes are 308 mm² versus 601 mm², and the transistor count is unknown for AMD versus 8,000 million for NVIDIA. The Radeon 8050S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost of 2800 MHz, versus 988 MHz and 1114 MHz for the Quadro M6000. The memory setups are entirely different: system-shared for the AMD card, and 12 GB GDDR5 on a 384-bit bus with 317.4 GB/s bandwidth for the NVIDIA card.

The compute resources differ in count. The Radeon 8050S has 2048 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 64 ROPs, while the Quadro M6000 has 3072 shading units, 192 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The AMD card has 32 ray tracing cores; the NVIDIA card has none. The pixel rate is 179.2 GPixel/s for the Radeon 8050S versus 106.9 GPixel/s for the Quadro M6000. The texture rate is 358.4 GTexel/s versus 213.9 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 11.47 TFLOPS versus 6.844 TFLOPS. The Radeon 8050S also lists FP16 at 11.47 TFLOPS (1:1), while the Quadro M6000 has no FP16 figure.

Power and physical specs are also divergent. The Radeon 8050S has a 55 W TDP, is an IGP with no power connectors, and uses PCIe 5.0 x16. The Quadro M6000 has a 250 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses a single 8-pin connector, and requires a 600 W suggested PSU. It runs on PCIe 3.0 x16 and measures 267 mm long and 111 mm tall. The Radeon 8050S has portable-device-dependent display outputs, while the Quadro M6000 offers 1x DVI and 4x DisplayPort 1.2. The production status is Active for the AMD card, released on 2025-01-05, and End-of-life for the NVIDIA card, released on 2015-03-20. The Radeon 8050S's predecessor is Polaris Mobile, and the Quadro M6000's predecessor is Quadro Kepler with a successor of Quadro Pascal. Neither card has a launch MSRP in the database.