Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
67
38
28
14
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
49
41
28
14
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
89
60
39
16
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
51
46
31
15
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
30
21
16
9
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
37
30
21
14
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
28
20
14
n/a
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
30
26
17
n/a
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
55
49
32
18
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High4893
1080p Ultra3774
1440p Ultra2553
4K Ultra1329
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
3956
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy39088211
Solar Bay1900335563
Port Royal4134627
Fire Strike1019621866
Night Raid4516784235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
42967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur73.3 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection39.7 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection1.65 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection2.13 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur2.06 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.55 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching191.1 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics5921.5 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
7774
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark481630
DirectX 1148 fps130 fps
DirectX 1242 fps61 fps
GPU Compute3639 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
51 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)262.9 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase255.7 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)207.6 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex950.2 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 21377.4 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2232.9 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation1502.22946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced December, 17, 2021 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Entry-level
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA107 AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 735-1185 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1245-1477 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 2048 2560
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 16 20
Ray Tracing Cores 32 20
Tensor Cores 64 80
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 40-47 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 80-95 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 30-45 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 200 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 8 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 40 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 64 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 4 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
112 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS No DLSS 3

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