GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Radeon R7 450 OEM
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 365 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 57 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 44.62 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 June 2016 (10 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 925 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1245 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 8.7 billion |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 29.60 | 79.68 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.9472 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1024 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.9 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 June 2016 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 30 Watt |
RTX 2050 Mobile has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 71% more advanced lithography process, and 54% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 450 OEM and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 450 OEM is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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