GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs FX 5600

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce FX 5600 with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 5600
2003
128 MB DDR, 37 Watt
0.03

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms FX 5600 by a whopping 114500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1533158
Place by popularitynot in top-10016
Power efficiency0.0652.38
ArchitectureRankine (2003−2005)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNV31AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 March 2003 (22 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA coresno data2560
Core clock speed325 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1755 MHz
Number of transistors80 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology130 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)37 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate1.300140.4
Floating-point processing powerno data8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs480
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 4.0 x8
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount128 MB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-
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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-VideoPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0a12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.5 (2.1)4.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

FX 5600 0.03
RTX 4050 Mobile 34.38
+114500%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FX 5600 12
RTX 4050 Mobile 14406
+119950%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD-0−195
1440p-0−149
4K-0−130

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%
God of War 117
+0%
117
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+0%
82
+0%
Far Cry 5 124
+0%
124
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 115
+0%
115
+0%
God of War 93
+0%
93
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 112
+0%
112
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
+0%
69
+0%
Dota 2 169
+0%
169
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 108
+0%
108
+0%
God of War 75
+0%
75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 85
+0%
85
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65
+0%
65
+0%
Dota 2 162
+0%
162
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
God of War 53
+0%
53
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80
+0%
80
+0%
Valorant 138
+0%
138
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 79
+0%
79
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
+0%
58
+0%
Metro Exodus 50
+0%
50
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
+0%
37
+0%
Far Cry 5 69
+0%
69
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
God of War 43
+0%
43
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24
+0%
24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
+0%
60
+0%
Metro Exodus 45
+0%
45
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Dota 2 115
+0%
115
+0%
Far Cry 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
God of War 28
+0%
28
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.03 34.38
Recency 6 March 2003 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 130 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 37 Watt 50 Watt

FX 5600 has 35.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 114500% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2500% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce FX 5600 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce FX 5600 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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