AMD Radeon 8060S vs NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation Comparison

The Verdict

The benchmark database presents a stark contrast between these two accelerators. The AMD Radeon 8060S is an integrated graphics processor within a 55 W envelope, positioned for thin, portable devices where system memory is the frame buffer. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a dedicated workstation card with a 285 W power draw, dual-slot cooler, and discrete 48 GB of GDDR6 memory. The recorded data shows the NVIDIA part dominates the only shared benchmark, but the AMD part is far from a poor performer; instead, it sits in a surprisingly high percentile bracket for an IGP. The choice is not about which is faster, it is about which environment the user operates in: a compact, low-power mobile platform versus a heavy, high-throughput workstation chassis.

The data indicates the AMD Radeon 8060S holds an 87th percentile rank among all GPUs, which is exceptional for a processor that shares system memory. Its average benchmark score of 55,757 places it within 0.1% of the AMD Radeon RX 6750 GRE 12 GB and just 0.6% behind the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, a high-end discrete card. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation, despite its massive hardware resources, sits at the 85th percentile with an average score of 45,972, trailing the AMD part by a significant margin in this aggregate metric. This suggests that while the RTX 5880 has vastly superior raw throughput in specific workloads, the 8060S benefits from a driver and architecture combination that performs well across a broader suite of tests in the database.

Users who require maximum compute throughput, massive memory capacity, and dedicated features like tensor cores should select the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation. Users who need a highly capable graphics solution that consumes minimal power and is built into the processor should choose the AMD Radeon 8060S. The former is for dedicated workstations; the latter is for unified memory architectures where power efficiency and space are the primary constraints.

Architecture Differences

The two chips represent entirely different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon 8060S is built on the RDNA 3.5 architecture using a 4 nm TSMC process, with a die size of 308 mm². The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation uses the Ada Lovelace architecture on a 5 nm TSMC process, with a much larger die of 609 mm² and 76,300 million transistors. The process node difference gives AMD an efficiency advantage in density, though the NVIDIA chip has more physical resources to work with.

The memory subsystem is the most fundamental split. The AMD Radeon 8060S uses "System Shared" memory, meaning it has no dedicated VRAM and relies entirely on the host system's memory bandwidth, which is listed as "System Dependent." The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation features 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus, delivering a fixed 864.0 GB/s of bandwidth. This is a categorical difference: the AMD part's performance scales with the system's RAM, while the NVIDIA part has a deterministic bandwidth ceiling.

Compute resources diverge heavily. The AMD Radeon 8060S has 2,560 shading units, 160 texture mapping units, 64 ROPs, and 40 ray tracing cores. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 14,080 shading units, 440 TMUs, 176 ROPs, 110 RT cores, and 440 tensor cores. The NVIDIA part also has a substantial advantage in raw throughput: 69.27 TFLOPS FP32 versus 14.85 TFLOPS for the AMD part, and the same ratio for FP16. The pixel rate is 433.0 GPixel/s for NVIDIA versus 185.6 GPixel/s for AMD, and the texture rate is 1,082.4 GTexel/s versus 464.0 GTexel/s.

Clock speeds tell a different story. The AMD Radeon 8060S has a base clock of 1295 MHz and a boost of 2900 MHz, while the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation operates at a lower 975 MHz base and 2460 MHz boost. The AMD part's boost clock is higher, which helps it overcome some of its resource deficit in lightly threaded workloads. The AMD part also uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the NVIDIA part uses PCIe 4.0 x16, giving the former a bandwidth advantage on the bus side.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has the higher average benchmark score of 55,757, compared to the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation's 45,972.

Q: What is the power consumption difference between the two?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has a TDP of 55 W, while the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a TDP of 285 W. The AMD part uses no power connectors, while the NVIDIA part requires a single 16-pin connector and a 600 W suggested PSU.

Q: How much memory does each GPU have?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S has no dedicated memory; it uses "System Shared" memory. The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 48 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 384-bit bus.

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 14,080 shading units, which is significantly more than the AMD Radeon 8060S's 2,560 shading units.

Q: Are both GPUs still in active production?

A: Yes, the database lists both the AMD Radeon 8060S and the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation as "Active" production status.

Q: What is the process node for each chip?

A: The AMD Radeon 8060S is manufactured on a 4 nm TSMC process, while the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is on a 5 nm TSMC process.

Specification Differences

The recorded data shows several fields where the two GPUs differ:

• Process Node: AMD Radeon 8060S is 4 nm, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 5 nm.
• Die Size: AMD Radeon 8060S is 308 mm², NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 609 mm².
• Transistors: AMD Radeon 8060S is unknown, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 76,300 million with a density of 125.3M / mm².
• Base Clock: AMD Radeon 8060S is 1295 MHz, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 975 MHz.
• Boost Clock: AMD Radeon 8060S is 2900 MHz, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 2460 MHz.
• Memory Size: AMD Radeon 8060S is system shared, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 48 GB.
• Memory Type: AMD Radeon 8060S is system shared, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is GDDR6.
• Memory Bus: AMD Radeon 8060S is system shared, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 384 bit.
• Memory Bandwidth: AMD Radeon 8060S is system dependent, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 864.0 GB/s.
• Shading Units: AMD Radeon 8060S has 2,560, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 14,080.
• TMUs: AMD Radeon 8060S has 160, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 440.
• ROPs: AMD Radeon 8060S has 64, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 176.
• RT Cores: AMD Radeon 8060S has 40, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 110.
• Tensor Cores: AMD Radeon 8060S has none, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 440.
• FP32 Performance: AMD Radeon 8060S is 14.85 TFLOPS, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 69.27 TFLOPS.
• FP16 Performance: AMD Radeon 8060S is 14.85 TFLOPS (1:1), NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 69.27 TFLOPS (1:1).
• Pixel Rate: AMD Radeon 8060S is 185.6 GPixel/s, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 433.0 GPixel/s.
• Texture Rate: AMD Radeon 8060S is 464.0 GTexel/s, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 1,082.4 GTexel/s.
• TDP: AMD Radeon 8060S is 55 W, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 285 W.
• Slot Width: AMD Radeon 8060S is IGP, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is dual-slot.
• Power Connectors: AMD Radeon 8060S has none, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 1x 16-pin.
• Suggested PSU: AMD Radeon 8060S has none, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 600 W.
• Bus Interface: AMD Radeon 8060S is PCIe 5.0 x16, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is PCIe 4.0 x16.
• Display Outputs: AMD Radeon 8060S is portable device dependent, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation has 4x DisplayPort 1.4a.
• Dimensions: AMD Radeon 8060S has none listed, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 267 mm length, 112 mm height.
• Release Date: AMD Radeon 8060S is 2025-01-05, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 2024-01-04.
• Predecessor: AMD Radeon 8060S is Polaris Mobile, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is Workstation Ampere.
• Successor: AMD Radeon 8060S has none, NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is Blackwell PRO W.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data contains only one shared benchmark: Geekbench OpenCL. In this test, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation scored 326,898, while the AMD Radeon 8060S scored 84,626. The delta percentage is -74.1%, meaning the AMD part achieves only about a quarter of the NVIDIA part's OpenCL score. This is the largest win for the NVIDIA card, and it aligns with its massive advantage in shading units, tensor cores, and memory bandwidth.

This single result shows the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is overwhelmingly faster in raw compute throughput. The 326,898 OpenCL score is 3.86 times the AMD Radeon 8060S's 84,626. The NVIDIA part's 69.27 TFLOPS FP32 capability, combined with its 864.0 GB/s memory bandwidth, allows it to process large datasets and complex workloads far more efficiently than the AMD IGP.

However, the aggregate benchmark picture is more nuanced. The AMD Radeon 8060S's average benchmark score of 55,757 is 21.3% higher than the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation's 45,972. This discrepancy suggests that the AMD part performs better in other benchmark suites not captured in the head-to-head list, particularly in OpenCL and Vulkan tests where it scored 84,626 and 80,483 respectively. The NVIDIA part's PassMark scores are mixed: 25,096 in G3D, 14,208 in GPU compute, but lower in DirectX 9, 10, 11, and 12 tests (335, 167, 228, and 70 respectively). These low DirectX scores for a workstation card are notable and contribute to its lower average.

The wins tally is 1 for the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation and 0 for the AMD Radeon 8060S in direct head-to-head tests. Yet the percentile ranks tell a different story: the AMD part is at the 87th percentile, the NVIDIA part at the 85th. The data suggests that the AMD Radeon 8060S is a more balanced performer across the database's entire test suite, while the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a specialized tool that excels in compute-heavy OpenCL workloads but underperforms in legacy DirectX scenarios.

For users running OpenCL compute tasks, the NVIDIA RTX 5880 Ada Generation is the clear winner, delivering nearly four times the performance. For users running a varied mix of graphics and compute workloads that the database measures, the AMD Radeon 8060S offers a higher average score and better percentile ranking, despite its lower peak throughput. The choice hinges on workload specificity versus general versatility.