AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Comparison

The Verdict

The recorded benchmark data presents a decisive outcome for this comparison. Across all three head-to-head tests, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins outright, with no benchmark victories recorded for the AMD Radeon 8060S. The margins are substantial, ranging from 51% to 60.9% depending on the workload. The RTX 4070 SUPER posts an average benchmark score of 43,223, while the Radeon 8060S averages 55,757, a difference that reflects the NVIDIA part's higher placement in the database's percentile ranking despite both cards sitting in the upper tier of all GPUs.

The Radeon 8060S does hold a higher overall percentile (87th versus 83rd for the RTX 4070 SUPER), but this is driven by its average score across a smaller set of tests, not by direct wins. Looking at the nearest rivals for each card clarifies the picture: the Radeon 8060S sits within 2.8% of the RTX 4080 and within 0.6% of the RTX 5080 in average score, while the RTX 4070 SUPER is effectively tied with the RTX 4090 Mobile (1% behind) and the Quadro M6000 24 GB (0.1% ahead). The data indicates that the RTX 4070 SUPER is the stronger performer in every measured discipline, and the Radeon 8060S, while competitive in its own tier, cannot match it.

For a buyer or system integrator choosing between these two, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the clear pick based on performance data alone. The Radeon 8060S, with its integrated design and lower power envelope, is better suited to scenarios where the 55 W TDP and lack of external power connectors are decisive factors, but that is a system-level consideration, not a performance verdict. The database shows no scenario where the AMD part wins a single benchmark, so anyone prioritizing raw compute, graphics, or API performance should select the NVIDIA card without hesitation.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from fundamentally different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip built on RDNA 3.5 architecture, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC with a die size of 308 mm². It belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation and is classified as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with a slot width of "IGP" and no power connectors. Its transistor count is listed as unknown, and it uses system shared memory for both capacity and bandwidth, meaning the memory bus width and bandwidth are dependent on the host system.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, by contrast, is a discrete GeForce 40-series part built on the AD104 chip with Ada Lovelace architecture. It uses a 5 nm TSMC process, has a die size of 294 mm², and packs 35,800 million transistors, giving it a transistor density of 121.8M per mm². It features 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth, a stark contrast to the Radeon's shared memory model. The RTX 4070 SUPER is a dual-slot card requiring a 16-pin power connector and a 550 W suggested PSU, while the Radeon 8060S draws only 55 W and needs no external power.

Compute resources also diverge sharply. The Radeon 8060S has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 40 ray tracing cores, with no tensor cores listed. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 7,168 shading units, 224 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 56 RT cores, and 224 tensor cores. Clock speeds favor the NVIDIA part in base frequency (1980 MHz versus 1295 MHz) but the AMD part boosts higher (2900 MHz versus 2475 MHz). The Radeon 8060S also uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so API feature levels are identical. The RTX 4070 SUPER has defined dimensions (267 mm length, 112 mm height, 42 mm width) and specific display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a), whereas the Radeon 8060S lists display outputs as portable device dependent.

Where Each One Wins

Based on the recorded head-to-head results, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER wins every category tested. The 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test shows a 53.3% advantage for NVIDIA, indicating a dominant lead in modern DirectX 12 gaming workloads. Geekbench OpenCL shows a 51% lead for the RTX 4070 SUPER, covering general compute tasks that leverage OpenCL across heterogeneous systems. Geekbench Vulkan shows the largest gap at 60.9%, suggesting the NVIDIA card has an even stronger edge in Vulkan-based rendering and compute applications.

The AMD Radeon 8060S has no recorded wins in any head-to-head benchmark, so there is no workload category in the database where it outperforms the RTX 4070 SUPER. However, looking at the broader benchmark suite, the Radeon 8060S does excel relative to its own nearest rivals. It sits 0.1% above the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB, 1.7% above the Radeon Pro W5700X, and 2.8% above the RTX 4080 in average score, though it trails the RTX 5080 by 0.6%. The RTX 4070 SUPER, meanwhile, is essentially tied with the RTX 4090 Mobile, the RTX 5050 Mobile, and the Quadro M6000 variants, all within 1%. This means the Radeon 8060S is a strong performer within its own tier, but the RTX 4070 SUPER occupies a higher performance class entirely.

Use-case implications follow directly. For gaming at high settings with ray tracing, the RTX 4070 SUPER's 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores provide the hardware resources, and the 3DMark delta confirms the advantage. For compute-heavy tasks like AI inference or rendering, the NVIDIA part's tensor cores and higher FP32 throughput (35.48 TFLOPS versus 14.85 TFLOPS) are decisive. The Radeon 8060S, with its 55 W TDP and integrated design, is more appropriate for thin-and-light laptops or embedded systems where power and space constraints override performance, but the database shows no scenario where it beats the RTX 4070 SUPER.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a higher average benchmark score of 55,757 across its recorded tests, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER averages 43,223. However, the Radeon's average includes only three benchmarks, whereas the RTX 4070 SUPER has ten recorded tests, and in direct head-to-head comparisons the NVIDIA card wins all three.

Q: How large is the performance gap in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER scores 4,627 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, compared to 2,162 for the Radeon 8060S, which represents a 53.3% advantage for the NVIDIA card. This is the smallest margin among the three head-to-head tests.

Q: Which GPU is more power-efficient?

A: The Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W and requires no power connectors, while the RTX 4070 SUPER has a TDP of 220 W and needs a 16-pin connector with a 550 W suggested PSU. The Radeon draws far less power, but the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers significantly higher performance per the benchmark data.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same APIs?

A: Yes, both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. The API feature levels are identical, so software compatibility is not a differentiator, though the RTX 4070 SUPER's higher raw scores in Vulkan and DX12 tests indicate better realized performance.

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The Radeon 8060S uses system shared memory, with size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all dependent on the host system, making it less predictable for performance analysis.

Q: How does each card rank among all GPUs?

A: The Radeon 8060S sits at the 87th percentile of all GPUs, while the RTX 4070 SUPER sits at the 83rd percentile. Despite the Radeon's higher percentile, the RTX 4070 SUPER wins every head-to-head test, indicating that the percentile ranking is influenced by the different test sets.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The three head-to-head tests in the database all favor the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, and the margins are consistent across different API types. Starting with 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 4,627 against the Radeon 8060S's 2,162, a 53.3% deficit for the AMD part. This test represents modern DirectX 12 gaming workloads that stress geometry, shading, and ray tracing, and the NVIDIA card's 56 RT cores and higher shading unit count (7,168 versus 2,560) translate directly into a massive lead. To put it in context, the Radeon 8060S would need to nearly double its score to match the RTX 4070 SUPER, and even then it would only tie, not exceed.

Moving to Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 SUPER posts 172,795 points, while the Radeon 8060S manages 84,626, a 51% gap. This test exercises general-purpose compute using the OpenCL API, which is often used in scientific computing, video encoding, and physics simulations. The RTX 4070 SUPER's FP32 throughput of 35.48 TFLOPS versus the Radeon's 14.85 TFLOPS explains the margin, as does the NVIDIA card's dedicated tensor cores, which can accelerate certain compute workloads even when OpenCL is the API. The Radeon 8060S's 55 W power envelope limits its sustained compute performance, and the data reflects that constraint.

The largest difference appears in Geekbench Vulkan, where the RTX 4070 SUPER scores 205,624 against the Radeon 8060S's 80,483, a 60.9% advantage for NVIDIA. Vulkan is a low-overhead API commonly used in games and compute applications that require fine-grained control over GPU resources. The RTX 4070 SUPER's higher clock speeds in base frequency (1980 MHz versus 1295 MHz) and its dedicated RT and tensor cores give it a structural advantage that the Radeon cannot overcome with its higher boost clock (2900 MHz versus 2475 MHz). The 60.9% delta is the widest of the three tests, suggesting that NVIDIA's architecture is particularly well-suited to Vulkan's driver model and resource management.

Across all three tests, the RTX 4070 SUPER wins with deltas of 53.3%, 51%, and 60.9%. The average of these deltas is approximately 55%, meaning the NVIDIA card is roughly twice as fast as the Radeon 8060S in the measured workloads. The Radeon 8060S does not win a single test, and its highest score relative to the RTX 4070 SUPER is in OpenCL, where it still trails by over half. This pattern holds regardless of whether the workload is gaming-oriented (Steel Nomad), general compute (OpenCL), or low-level graphics (Vulkan), so the performance hierarchy is consistent across API families.

Specification Differences

The most consequential specification difference is memory architecture. The Radeon 8060S relies entirely on system shared memory, with no dedicated VRAM, while the RTX 4070 SUPER has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus delivering 504.2 GB/s. This alone explains much of the benchmark gap, as the NVIDIA card avoids the latency and bandwidth penalties of shared memory. The Radeon's memory bandwidth is listed as "System Dependent," meaning its performance varies with the host platform, whereas the RTX 4070 SUPER's bandwidth is fixed and measurable.

Clock speeds differ in both base and boost. The Radeon 8060S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz, while the RTX 4070 SUPER has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The Radeon's higher boost clock is notable, but its lower base clock and much lower shading unit count (2,560 versus 7,168) mean it cannot translate that clock advantage into real performance. The RTX 4070 SUPER also has more TMUs (224 versus 160), more ROPs (80 versus 64), more RT cores (56 versus 40), and 224 tensor cores, while the Radeon lists none.

Power and physical specifications are also divergent. The Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W, no power connectors, and an IGP slot width, making it an integrated solution. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a TDP of 220 W, a 16-pin power connector, a 550 W suggested PSU, and a dual-slot form factor measuring 267 mm by 112 mm by 42 mm. The bus interface differs as well: the Radeon uses PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RTX 4070 SUPER uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The NVIDIA card is end-of-life with a successor in the GeForce 50 series, while the Radeon is active production with a predecessor in Polaris Mobile. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a launch MSRP of 599 USD, whereas the Radeon has no recorded launch price.