GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs GTX 280M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280M and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 280M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.48

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms GTX 280M by a whopping 1149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking989305
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Power efficiency1.3828.64
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG92GA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 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 cores1282048
Core clock speed585 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1477 MHz
Number of transistors754 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate37.4494.53
Floating-point processing power0.3745 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
Gigaflops562no data
ROPs1632
TMUs6464
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-IVPCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options+-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 950 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsHDMIDual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortLVDSVGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.6
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.

GTX 280M 1.48
RTX 2050 Mobile 18.49
+1149%

  • 3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

GTX 280M 6672
RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+602%

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 HD3−4
−1267%
41
+1267%
1440p2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%
4K2−3
−1200%
26
+1200%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Atomic Heart 4−5
−1050%
45−50
+1050%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−350%
36
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1467%
47
+1467%
Atomic Heart 4−5
−1125%
49
+1125%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−275%
30
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1300%
42
+1300%
Fortnite 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 49
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−560%
65−70
+560%
Valorant 35−40
−286%
130−140
+286%
Atomic Heart 4−5
−650%
30
+650%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−238%
27
+238%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−35
−610%
220−230
+610%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−867%
29
+867%
Dota 2 18−20
−556%
118
+556%
Fortnite 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 45−50
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−6700%
68
+6700%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−560%
65−70
+560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−867%
58
+867%
Valorant 35−40
−286%
130−140
+286%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−3600%
70−75
+3600%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−300%
30−35
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−733%
25
+733%
Dota 2 18−20
−511%
110
+511%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−800%
70−75
+800%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 33
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−560%
65−70
+560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−450%
33
+450%
Valorant 35−40
−286%
130−140
+286%
Fortnite 4−5
−2275%
95−100
+2275%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−1322%
120−130
+1322%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−1756%
160−170
+1756%
Valorant 7−8
−2329%
170−180
+2329%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1500%
16−18
+1500%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1367%
40−45
+1367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−1300%
27−30
+1300%
Fortnite 2−3
−1900%
40−45
+1900%
Atomic Heart 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
Valorant 7−8
−1300%
95−100
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 7−8
Dota 2 2−3
−1600%
34
+1600%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−800%
18
+800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%
Fortnite 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GTX 280M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 1267% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 1600% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 1200% faster in 4K

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

  • in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 6700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 48 tests (76%)
  • there's a draw in 15 tests (24%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.48 18.49
Recency 3 March 2009 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 1149.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 712.5% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 280M in performance tests.

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