AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

The Verdict

The database places the AMD Radeon 8060S and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER in entirely different performance tiers, despite both being active products in the current market. The recorded 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark shows the NVIDIA part scoring 3075 points against 2162 for the AMD part, a decisive 29.7% gap in favor of NVIDIA. The average benchmark score for the RTX 5080 SUPER is 3075, while the Radeon 8060S averages 55757 across its three recorded tests, but that number is heavily influenced by its strong OpenCL and Vulkan compute results.

The Radeon 8060S sits at the 87th percentile among all GPUs in the database, with nearest rivals including the RTX 5080 at a 0.6% higher average score, the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB at 0.1% lower, and the RTX 4080 at 2.8% lower. The RTX 5080 SUPER, however, sits at the 19th percentile, with its nearest rivals being much lower-end parts: the Quadro P1000 at 2.8% higher, the GeForce 820A at 3.1% lower, the Arc Pro B60 at 3.4% higher, and the GTX 860M at 3.6% lower. This suggests the 5080 SUPER sample recorded a single benchmark result that places it far below its architectural potential, while the 8060S benefits from a broader set of measurements.

From the data alone, the RTX 5080 SUPER wins the only head-to-head test available, but its percentile ranking indicates the recorded score may not represent the full picture. The Radeon 8060S, by contrast, shows consistent performance across multiple workloads, placing it near desktop-class discrete GPUs like the RTX 4080. Users who prioritize compute throughput across OpenCL and Vulkan would favor the AMD part, while those who need the single strongest DX12 result would pick NVIDIA.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5080 SUPER wins the only direct comparison in the database, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, with a score of 3075 against 2162, a 29.7% advantage. This is a synthetic gaming workload that stresses DX12 rendering, and the NVIDIA part delivers a substantially higher frame throughput metric. The AMD part's pixel rate of 185.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 464.0 GTexel/s trail the NVIDIA part's 293.1 GPixel/s and 879.3 GTexel/s, which aligns with the benchmark outcome.

The Radeon 8060S wins in compute-oriented scenarios based on its benchmark suite. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 84626 and Vulkan score of 80483 are not directly compared to the NVIDIA part, but they establish the AMD chip as a capable compute engine in its own right. The 8060S also shows a much lower power envelope at 55 W TDP, which makes it suitable for integrated graphics implementations, whereas the RTX 5080 SUPER draws 415 W and requires a dual-slot cooler with a 16-pin connector.

For practical use cases, the RTX 5080 SUPER offers 24 GB of GDDR7 memory with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth, a 256-bit bus, and 10752 shading units. The Radeon 8060S relies on system-shared memory, making its bandwidth dependent on the host platform. The NVIDIA part also includes 336 tensor cores and 84 RT cores, while the AMD part has 40 ray accelerators and no tensor core count listed. The data indicates NVIDIA for ray tracing and AI-adjacent workloads, AMD for power-sensitive or integrated configurations.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from different manufacturers and use distinct architectures. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses the Strix Halo chip built on RDNA 3.5, fabricated on a 4 nm process at TSMC with a die size of 308 mm². The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER uses the GB203 chip on Blackwell 2.0, fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC with a die size of 378 mm² and 45,600 million transistors, giving a transistor density of 120.6 million per mm².

The Radeon 8060S belongs to the Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) generation and is described as an integrated graphics processor (IGP) with no power connectors and a slot width of IGP. Its predecessor is listed as Polaris Mobile. The RTX 5080 SUPER belongs to the GeForce 50-series, is a dual-slot discrete card measuring 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width, and requires a single 16-pin power connector.

Clock behavior differs substantially. The AMD part has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost clock of 2900 MHz. The NVIDIA part has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2617 MHz. Despite a lower boost clock, the NVIDIA part achieves higher throughput due to its larger execution resource count. The Radeon 8060S has 2560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, and both use a PCIe 5.0 x16 bus interface.

Memory architecture diverges completely. The AMD part uses system-shared memory with a type of system-shared and a bus width of system-shared, making bandwidth system dependent. The NVIDIA part uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth and a memory clock of 2000 MHz (32 Gbps effective). The AMD part has no tensor cores listed, while the NVIDIA part has 336. Ray accelerator counts are 40 for AMD and 84 for NVIDIA. The NVIDIA part also specifies 4 display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b), while the AMD part's outputs are portable device dependent.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has a higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has an average benchmark score of 55757, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has an average score of 3075. However, the AMD score is based on three tests (3DMark Steel Nomad, Geekbench OpenCL, Geekbench Vulkan), while the NVIDIA score is based on a single 3DMark Steel Nomad run.

Q: How do the two compare in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, which is 29.7% higher than the AMD Radeon 8060S's score of 2162. This is the only head-to-head benchmark recorded in the database.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each GPU?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER uses 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit bus with 1.02 TB/s bandwidth. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses system-shared memory, with size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all listed as system dependent or shared.

Q: Which GPU has a higher transistor count?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has 45,600 million transistors on a 378 mm² die. The AMD Radeon 8060S transistor count is unknown, but its die size is 308 mm² on a 4 nm process.

Q: What are the power requirements for each GPU?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W and requires no power connectors, functioning as an integrated GPU. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and uses a single 16-pin power connector.

Q: How do the shading unit counts compare?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 TMUs, and 112 ROPs. The AMD Radeon 8060S has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The NVIDIA part has roughly 4.2 times the shading units of the AMD part.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only direct comparison available is the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075, and the AMD Radeon 8060S scores 2162. The delta is 29.7% in favor of NVIDIA. This result aligns with the raw specification gap: the NVIDIA part has 10752 shading units versus 2560, 336 TMUs versus 160, and 112 ROPs versus 64. The NVIDIA part also produces 56.28 TFLOPS of FP32 compute versus 14.85 TFLOPS for AMD, a 3.79x difference.

The pixel rate and texture rate differentials are similarly large. The RTX 5080 SUPER outputs 293.1 GPixel/s and 879.3 GTexel/s, while the Radeon 8060S outputs 185.6 GPixel/s and 464.0 GTexel/s. The NVIDIA part leads by 57.9% in pixel rate and 89.5% in texture rate. The boost clock of the AMD part is higher at 2900 MHz versus 2617 MHz, but the NVIDIA part compensates with far more execution units.

The Radeon 8060S does win in the broader benchmark context. Its Geekbench OpenCL score of 84626 and Vulkan score of 80483 are strong results that contribute to its 87th percentile ranking among all GPUs. The RTX 5080 SUPER's 19th percentile ranking is based solely on its Steel Nomad score, which places it among much lower-end parts like the GTX 860M and GeForce 820A. This discrepancy suggests the NVIDIA sample may be underperforming or the single benchmark does not capture its compute capabilities.

The nearest rival data reinforces the split. The Radeon 8060S is within 2.8% of the RTX 4080, 0.6% of the RTX 5080, and 0.1% of the RX 6750 GRE 12 GB. The RTX 5080 SUPER is within 3.6% of the GTX 860M and 3.1% of the GeForce 820A. These are radically different competitive landscapes, indicating that the 8060S is a mid-range to upper-mid-range performer while the 5080 SUPER, as recorded, sits in entry-level territory.

Specification Differences

The following fields differ between the AMD Radeon 8060S and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER:

• Manufacturer: AMD versus NVIDIA
• Chip: Strix Halo versus GB203
• Architecture: RDNA 3.5 versus Blackwell 2.0
• Generation: Navi Mobile (RX 8000M) versus GeForce 50
• Process node: 4 nm versus 5 nm
• Transistors: unknown versus 45,600 million
• Die size: 308 mm² versus 378 mm²
• Transistor density: not listed versus 120.6M / mm²
• Base clock: 1295 MHz versus 2295 MHz
• Boost clock: 2900 MHz versus 2617 MHz
• Memory clock: system shared versus 2000 MHz (32 Gbps effective)
• Memory size: system shared versus 24 GB
• Memory type: system shared versus GDDR7
• Memory bus width: system shared versus 256 bit
• Memory bandwidth: system dependent versus 1.02 TB/s
• Shading units: 2560 versus 10752
• TMUs: 160 versus 336
• ROPs: 64 versus 112
• RT cores: 40 versus 84
• Tensor cores: not listed versus 336
• Pixel rate: 185.6 GPixel/s versus 293.1 GPixel/s
• Texture rate: 464.0 GTexel/s versus 879.3 GTexel/s
• FP32: 14.85 TFLOPS versus 56.28 TFLOPS
• FP16: 14.85 TFLOPS (1:1) versus 56.28 TFLOPS (1:1)
• TDP: 55 W versus 415 W
• Slot width: IGP versus dual-slot
• Power connectors: none versus 1x 16-pin
• Display outputs: portable device dependent versus 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
• Dimensions: not listed versus 304 mm length, 137 mm height, 40 mm width
• Release date: 2025-01-05 versus 2025-12-31
• Predecessor: Polaris Mobile versus not listed
• Launch MSRP: not listed versus 999 USD
• Benchmark scores: three tests recorded versus one test recorded
• Percentile: 87th versus 19th
• Average benchmark score: 55757 versus 3075