GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs GT 420M

Place in the ranking	1104	297
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Power efficiency	3.09	28.70
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GF108	GA107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	3 September 2010 (14 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 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 cores	96	2048
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1185 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	94.53
Floating-point processing power	0.192 TFLOPS	6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	32
TMUs	16	64
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8

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	DDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	112.0 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 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 compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

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 420M 1.03

RTX 2050 Mobile 18.72
+1717%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GT 420M 685

RTX 2050 Mobile 12495
+1724%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 420M 3051

RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+1435%

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:

900p	12 −1650%	210−220 +1650%
Full HD	17 −147%	42 +147%
1440p	1−2 −3200%	33 +3200%
4K	1−2 −2400%	25 +2400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −300%	36 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1533%	49 +1533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	60−65
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −233%	30 +233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −600%	21 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −850%	76 +850%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −633%	40−45 +633%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	60−65
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −200%	27 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −400%	15 +400%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −678%	70 +678%
Fortnite	3−4 −3233%	100−105 +3233%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −688%	63 +688%
Grand Theft Auto V	0−1	69
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −967%	120−130 +967%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −633%	40−45 +633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −867%	55−60 +867%
World of Tanks	24−27 −829%	220−230 +829%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	60−65
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −267%	30−35 +267%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −611%	60−65 +611%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −600%	56 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −967%	120−130 +967%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −2683%	160−170 +2683%
World of Tanks	5−6 −2460%	120−130 +2460%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −650%	14−16 +650%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −880%	45−50 +880%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Valorant	6−7 −700%	45−50 +700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −1767%	55−60 +1767%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −113%	30−35 +113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Dota 2	14−16 −127%	34 +127%
Far Cry 5	0−1	24−27
Valorant	1−2 −2100%	21−24 +2100%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	87 +0%	87 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Dota 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Elden Ring	59 +0%	59 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	43 +0%	43 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Dota 2	110 +0%	110 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +0%	47 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Elden Ring	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

This is how GT 420M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is 1650% faster in 900p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 147% faster in 1080p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 3200% faster in 1440p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 2400% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 3233% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 35 tests (61%)
there's a draw in 22 tests (39%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.03	18.72
Recency	3 September 2010	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	45 Watt

GT 420M has 95.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1717.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 420M in performance tests.

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