GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs GT 710
Aggregate performance score
RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 2290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 908 | 105 |
| Place by popularity | 49 | 74 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | GK208B | GN21-X2 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 27 March 2014 (10 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $34.99 | no data |
| Current price | $81 (2.3x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 192 | 2560 |
| CUDA cores | 192 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 954 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2370 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 915 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP) |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 15.26 | 140.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 366.3 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on GeForce GT 710 and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Bus support | PCI Express 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 5.7" (14.5 cm) | no data |
| Height | 2.713" (6.9 cm) | 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 | DDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1.8 GB/s | 16000 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 192.0 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 | Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA | Portable Device Dependent |
| Multi monitor support | 3 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
| PureVideo | + | no data |
| PhysX | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.9 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance 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.
RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GT 710 by 2290% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GT 710 by 2244% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GT 710 by 1781% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GT 710 by 684% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
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 | 7
−1271%
| 96
+1271%
|
| 1440p | 5
−900%
| 50
+900%
|
| 4K | 7
−357%
| 32
+357%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−2475%
|
103
+2475%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2050%
|
85−90
+2050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1975%
|
83
+1975%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−1043%
|
80−85
+1043%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−9700%
|
95−100
+9700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5
−2120%
|
111
+2120%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−1023%
|
140−150
+1023%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8
−2450%
|
204
+2450%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 118 |
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2050%
|
85−90
+2050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1675%
|
71
+1675%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 15
−553%
|
98
+553%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3
−3167%
|
95−100
+3167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−840%
|
47
+840%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−1023%
|
140−150
+1023%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5
−1900%
|
100−105
+1900%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 3
−4367%
|
134
+4367%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5
−3020%
|
156
+3020%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 106 |
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−6800%
|
65−70
+6800%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−2050%
|
85−90
+2050%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−1525%
|
65
+1525%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−1043%
|
80−85
+1043%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−1867%
|
110−120
+1867%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
−1023%
|
140−150
+1023%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3
−2567%
|
80
+2567%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 52 |
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−3033%
|
90−95
+3033%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 2−3
−3650%
|
75−80
+3650%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−9000%
|
90−95
+9000%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 30−35 |
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−1375%
|
55−60
+1375%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−3500%
|
36
+3500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−3350%
|
69
+3350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−3950%
|
80−85
+3950%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 5−6
−1600%
|
85−90
+1600%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5
−1580%
|
84
+1580%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−2850%
|
59
+2850%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 15
−553%
|
98
+553%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 24−27 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 35−40 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
−2350%
|
45−50
+2350%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5
−925%
|
40−45
+925%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−1067%
|
35−40
+1067%
|
This is how GT 710 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4050 Mobile is 1271% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4050 Mobile is 900% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4050 Mobile is 357% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 9700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RTX 4050 Mobile surpassed GT 710 in all 45 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.63 | 38.95 |
| Recency | 27 March 2014 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 19 Watt | 115 Watt |
The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GT 710 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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