AMD Radeon 8050S vs NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database shows a decisive performance gap in favor of the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile across both synthetic workloads. In Geekbench OpenCL, the NVIDIA part scores 124,287 against 65,818 for the AMD Radeon 8050S, a margin of 88.8% in favor of the Ampere-based mobile workstation GPU. The Vulkan result tells a similar story: 103,601 versus 58,398, giving the NVIDIA card a 77.4% advantage. These are not marginal differences; the RTX A5500 Mobile is roughly 1.9 times faster in OpenCL and about 1.8 times faster in Vulkan based on the raw scores.

Context from the nearest rivals helps frame how each card sits among its peers. The RTX A5500 Mobile's average benchmark score is 113,944, placing it in the 94th percentile of all GPUs in the database. Its nearest competitor, the NVIDIA Tesla V100 SXM2 16 GB, averages 114,395, a negligible 0.4% difference. The RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation sits 2.7% higher at 117,088, while the AMD Radeon PRO W7900 trails by 2.9% at 110,725. The RTX A5500 Mobile is therefore surrounded by strong desktop-class accelerators, and its 94th percentile ranking reflects that position.

The AMD Radeon 8050S, by contrast, averages 62,108 across recorded benchmarks and lands in the 89th percentile. Its closest rival, the AMD Radeon Pro W6600M, scores 61,896, a 0.3% difference in favor of the newer part by just 0.3%. The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is 2.5% higher at 63,693, and the Radeon RX 7600M is 2.6% higher at 63,775. The Radeon 9060 XT LP is 2.7% higher at 63,830. The 8050S is competitive with those mobile and low-profile parts, but its 89th percentile is five points below the RTX A5500 Mobile.

The head-to-head delta percentages are the clearest signal in the data. An 88.8% OpenCL lead and a 77.4% Vulkan lead are substantial enough to place the two products in entirely different performance classes, even though both are mobile-oriented designs. The NVIDIA card wins both recorded comparisons, giving it a 2-0 record in the database's head-to-head table. No workload in the recorded data favors the AMD part.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different architectural lineages. The NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile uses the GA103 chip built on the Ampere architecture, manufactured on Samsung's 8 nm process. The die measures 496 mm² and contains 22,000 million transistors, yielding a transistor density of 44.4 million per square millimeter. It belongs to the Ampere-MW (Ax000) generation and was released in March 2022, with a production status of end-of-life. Its predecessor is listed as Quadro Turing-M and its successor as Ada-MW.

The AMD Radeon 8050S uses the Strix Halo chip based on RDNA 3.5, manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process. The die is 308 mm², and transistor count is listed as unknown in the database. It belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation and was released in January 2025. Its production status is active, and its predecessor is listed as Polaris Mobile, with no successor recorded.

The compute resources differ sharply. The NVIDIA part has 7,424 shading units, 232 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 58 RT cores, and 232 tensor cores. The AMD part has 2,048 shading units, 128 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 32 RT cores, with no tensor cores listed. The RTX A5500 Mobile therefore has more than three times the shading units, roughly 1.8 times the TMUs, 1.5 times the ROPs, and 1.8 times the RT cores.

Clock behavior also differs. The NVIDIA card runs at a 975 MHz base and 1500 MHz boost. The AMD card starts at 1295 MHz base and boosts to 2800 MHz, which is substantially higher. Despite the clock advantage, the AMD part's much smaller shader count limits its aggregate throughput. Pixel rate favors AMD at 179.2 GPixel/s versus 144.0 GPixel/s, and texture rate also favors AMD at 358.4 GTexel/s versus 348.0 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA part ultimately wins on raw FP32 compute: 22.27 TFLOPS versus 11.47 TFLOPS, a near 2:1 ratio that mirrors the benchmark deltas.

Memory architecture is a major differentiator. The NVIDIA card has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 512.0 GB/s of bandwidth, with memory clocks at 2000 MHz and 16 Gbps effective. The AMD card uses system shared memory with the bus width and type also listed as system shared, and bandwidth is described as system dependent. That means the Radeon 8050S relies on the host platform's memory subsystem, while the RTX A5500 Mobile has dedicated VRAM with a fixed bandwidth figure.

Power and interface also diverge. The NVIDIA part is rated at 165 W TDP with no power connectors listed and a PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. The AMD part is rated at 55 W TDP, is classified as an IGP, also has no power connectors, and uses PCIe 5.0 x16. The difference in TDP is substantial: 165 W versus 55 W, which helps explain the performance gap but also indicates different design targets.

Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Display outputs for both are listed as portable device dependent, which is typical for mobile GPUs.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU is faster in the recorded benchmarks?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile wins both recorded tests. It scores 124,287 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 65,818 for the AMD Radeon 8050S, a 88.8% lead, and 103,601 in Geekbench Vulkan versus 58,398, a 77.4% lead.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in FP32 compute throughput?

A: The NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile delivers 22.27 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, while the AMD Radeon 8050S delivers 11.47 TFLOPS. The NVIDIA part is roughly 1.9 times higher in this metric.

Q: What are the memory configurations?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8050S uses system shared memory, with system dependent bandwidth.

Q: How do the TDP ratings compare?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile is rated at 165 W, while the Radeon 8050S is rated at 55 W. The NVIDIA part consumes three times the power envelope.

Q: What are the percentile rankings of each GPU?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile sits in the 94th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the Radeon 8050S sits in the 89th percentile.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units and RT cores?

A: The RTX A5500 Mobile has 7,424 shading units and 58 RT cores, while the Radeon 8050S has 2,048 shading units and 32 RT cores.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile | AMD Radeon 8050S |

|---|---|---|

| Architecture | Ampere | RDNA 3.5 |

| Chip | GA103 | Strix Halo |

| Process node | 8 nm | 4 nm |

| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |

| Die size | 496 mm² | 308 mm² |

| Transistors | 22,000 million | unknown |

| Base clock | 975 MHz | 1295 MHz |

| Boost clock | 1500 MHz | 2800 MHz |

| Memory | 16 GB GDDR6 | System Shared |

| Memory bus | 256 bit | System Shared |

| Memory bandwidth | 512.0 GB/s | System Dependent |

| Shading units | 7424 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 232 | 128 |

| ROPs | 96 | 64 |

| RT cores | 58 | 32 |

| Tensor cores | 232 | None |

| Pixel rate | 144.0 GPixel/s | 179.2 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 348.0 GTexel/s | 358.4 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 22.27 TFLOPS | 11.47 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 22.27 TFLOPS (1:1) | 11.47 TFLOPS (1:1) |

| TDP | 165 W | 55 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |

| Release date | 2022-03-21 | 2025-01-05 |

| Production status | End-of-life | Active |

The table shows a clear pattern. The AMD part is newer, built on a smaller process node with a smaller die, and runs at much higher clocks. The NVIDIA part has vastly more compute units, dedicated VRAM, and higher throughput in raw FP32 and FP16. The AMD part wins in pixel rate and texture rate, but those wins do not translate into benchmark victories.

The Verdict

The data points to a straightforward conclusion for compute-heavy workloads. The NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile is the faster GPU in every recorded benchmark, with an 88.8% lead in OpenCL and a 77.4% lead in Vulkan. Its FP32 throughput of 22.27 TFLOPS is nearly double the 11.47 TFLOPS of the Radeon 8050S, and its dedicated 16 GB GDDR6 memory with 512.0 GB/s bandwidth provides a fixed, predictable memory subsystem. The 94th percentile ranking versus the 89th percentile reinforces that the NVIDIA part belongs to a higher performance tier.

The Radeon 8050S has its own strengths in the database. It is an active product with a 2025 release date, built on a 4 nm process, and rated at only 55 W TDP compared to 165 W for the NVIDIA card. Its boost clock of 2800 MHz is nearly double the 1500 MHz of the RTX A5500 Mobile, and it delivers higher pixel rate and texture rate. For users who prioritize power efficiency and a newer process node, the Radeon 8050S is the more modern design. Its system shared memory approach may also simplify system integration in some portable devices.

However, the benchmark results do not leave room for ambiguity about raw performance. The RTX A5500 Mobile wins both head-to-head tests, and its nearest rivals in the database are all within roughly 3% of its average score, showing that it competes with much larger desktop-class accelerators. The Radeon 8050S's nearest rivals are all within 2.7% of its average score, but that cluster sits at a much lower absolute level. Users who need maximum compute throughput should choose the NVIDIA RTX A5500 Mobile. Users who need a low-power, modern integrated GPU with adequate performance for lighter workloads should consider the AMD Radeon 8050S, but they must accept a significant performance deficit in the recorded metrics.