Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
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
106
65
53
35
122
74
65
45
The Witcher 3
115
92
65
34
139
109
81
42
Counter-Strike 2
167
123
90
42
198
150
107
56
Far Cry 6
86
80
61
33
103
95
72
39
Hogwarts Legacy
63
53
35
18
74
64
44
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
75
65
45
32
90
84
61
38
Ghost of Tsushima
60
47
33
20
72
59
41
24
Cyberpunk 2077
64
56
34
15
80
72
45
18
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
98
89
62
33
120
113
79
42
Avg FPS
1080p High93111
1080p Ultra7491
1440p Ultra5366
4K Ultra2937
DeviationLowHigh

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
10047
Time Spy821110201
Solar Bay3556345966
Port Royal46276128
Fire Strike2186629129
Night Raid84235n/a
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Background Blur141.4 frames/sn/a
Face Detection84.1 frames/sn/a
Horizon Detection3.07 Gpix/secn/a
Edge Detection3.91 Gpix/secn/a
Gaussian Blur3.85 Gpix/secn/a
Feature Matching1.1 Gpix/secn/a
Stereo Matching325.9 Gpix/secn/a
Particle Physics11008.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenCLn/a
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
17775
G2D Mark6301113
DirectX 11130 fps155 fps
DirectX 1261 fps71 fps
GPU Compute5961 Ops/s9063 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
n/a
Aztec Ruins (Normal)597.7 fpsn/a
Car Chase531.2 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)416.7 fpsn/a
T-Rex2221.6 fpsn/a
ALU 22915 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2258.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLn/a
OSWindowsn/a
Tessellation2946.5n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 22, 2023 June, 24, 2025
Form Factor Laptop use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Entry-level Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Blackwell 2.0
Codename AD107 (GN21-X2) GB207-300

GPU

GPU Frequency 1140-2070 MHz 2317 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1605-2370 MHz 2572 MHz
Shader Units 2560 2560
TMUs 80 80
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 20 20
Ray Tracing Cores 20 20
Tensor Cores 80 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 12000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 51-76 Gpix/sec 82 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 128-190 GTex/s 206 GTex/s
FLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS 13.2 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 5.0 x8
TGP 35-140 W 130 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Max temperature n/a 87 °C
Transistor Size 156 mm² 149 mm²
Transistor count 18.9 billion 16.9 billion
Transistor density 121.15 MTr/mm² 113.42 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2000 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 96 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 16000 MB/s 20000 MB/s
Memory Size 6 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
192 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050
320 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12.2
Vulkan 1.3 1.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 12.0
DisplayPort 1.4a 2.1b
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 4

Results

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