GeForce RTX 4050 vs GT 120M

Place in the ranking	1260	123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	45
Power efficiency	1.91	25.69
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G96C	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	2023 (1 year 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 cores	32	2560
Core clock speed	500 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	211.2
Floating-point processing power	0.08 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	16	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 GB/s	216.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 120M 0.39

RTX 4050 37.51
+9518%

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.

GT 120M 150

RTX 4050 14452
+9535%

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3
−9400%

190−200

+9400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −9233%	280−290 +9233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −8650%	350−400 +8650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −9275%	750−800 +9275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −8650%	350−400 +8650%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −9364%	2650−2700 +9364%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −9233%	280−290 +9233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −8650%	350−400 +8650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −9275%	750−800 +9275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −8650%	350−400 +8650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −9344%	850−900 +9344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −9364%	2650−2700 +9364%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −9233%	280−290 +9233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%
Hitman 3	4−5 −8650%	350−400 +8650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −9275%	750−800 +9275%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −8650%	350−400 +8650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −9344%	850−900 +9344%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −9364%	2650−2700 +9364%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −9067%	550−600 +9067%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −9400%	190−200 +9400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
−9400%

190−200

+9400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −9400%	95−100 +9400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3
−9400%

190−200

+9400%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	37.51
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	100 Watt

GT 120M has 614.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 9517.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 120M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.