Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 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
121
76
64
42
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
134
109
77
41
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
198
144
106
55
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
103
93
71
39
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
75
62
43
23
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
92
82
56
37
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
72
55
43
24
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
80
70
42
19
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
121
108
77
42
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High11193
1080p Ultra8974
1440p Ultra6453
4K Ultra3629
DeviationMediumLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
9692
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy100548211
Solar Bay4504335563
Port Royal60094627
Fire Strike2591721866
Night Raid9555184235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
116500
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur226 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection122.4 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.52 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection5.94 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.45 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.26 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching446.2 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics14128.8 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
15014
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark804630
DirectX 11139 fps130 fps
DirectX 1253 fps61 fps
GPU Compute6463 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
85.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)432.3 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase381.5 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)379.6 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex1725.6 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 22314.3 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2210.3 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2423.52946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 29, 2019 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Turing Ada Lovelace
Codename TU104 (N18E-G3) AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1380 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1590 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 2944 2560
TMUs 184 80
ROPs 64 32
Execution Units 46 20
Ray Tracing Cores 46 20
Tensor Cores 368 80
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 102 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 293 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 9.4 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 150 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 12 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 545 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 13.6 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 24.95 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
384 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

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