Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop 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
177
117
109
80
106
65
53
35
The Witcher 3
198
164
117
63
115
92
65
34
Counter-Strike 2
274
206
149
81
167
123
90
42
Far Cry 6
151
139
118
74
86
80
61
33
Hogwarts Legacy
122
98
78
44
63
53
35
18
COD Modern Warfare 3
161
151
113
75
75
65
45
32
Ghost of Tsushima
109
91
75
43
60
47
33
20
Cyberpunk 2077
136
122
81
36
64
56
34
15
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
218
203
156
84
98
89
62
33
Avg FPS
1080p High17293
1080p Ultra14374
1440p Ultra11153
4K Ultra6429
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
19053
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
7959
Time Spy188718211
Solar Bay8559435563
Port Royal118264627
Fire Strike4129521866
Night Raid14891284235
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
170767
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
81436
Background Blur328.9 frames/s141.4 frames/s
Face Detection192.3 frames/s84.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.51 Gpix/sec3.07 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection9.11 Gpix/sec3.91 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur10.1 Gpix/sec3.85 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.56 Gpix/sec1.1 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching660.7 Gpix/sec325.9 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics20765.5 fps11008.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
24961
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
14434
G2D Mark929630
DirectX 11246 fps130 fps
DirectX 1296 fps61 fps
GPU Compute11246 Ops/s5961 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
213.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop
99.7 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1101.6 fps597.7 fps
Car Chase936.7 fps531.2 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)792.3 fps416.7 fps
T-Rex4060.5 fps2221.6 fps
ALU 26712.4 fps2915 fps
Driver Overhead 2289.2 fps258.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation7042.82946.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced February, 8, 2023 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Entry-level
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD104 (GN21-X9) AD107 (GN21-X2)

GPU

GPU Frequency 1290-1860 MHz 1140-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1665-2280 MHz 1605-2370 MHz
Shader Units 7424 2560
TMUs 232 80
ROPs 80 32
Execution Units 58 20
Ray Tracing Cores 58 20
Tensor Cores 232 80
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 12000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 133-182 Gpix/sec 51-76 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 386-529 GTex/s 128-190 GTex/s
FLOPS 24.7-33.9 TFLOPS 8.2-12.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 60-175 W 35-140 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 295 mm² 156 mm²
Transistor count 35.8 billion 18.9 billion
Transistor density 121.36 MTr/mm² 121.15 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 2250 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 192 bit 96 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 18000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 6 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
432 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 8.9 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 3

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.

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