GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Xe Arctic Sound
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 358 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 52 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 29.69 |
| Architecture | Generation 12.5 (2021−2023) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Arctic Sound | GA107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 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 | 4096 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1477 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 230.4 | 94.53 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.373 TFLOPS | 6.05 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 32 |
| TMUs | 256 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 2.5 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 MB |
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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-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 | HBM2e | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 4096 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2.4 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 1,229 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 | No outputs | 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 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 32 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 500 Watt | 45 Watt |
Xe Arctic Sound has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 2050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 1011% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xe Arctic Sound and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xe Arctic Sound is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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