GeForce RTX 4050 vs GTX 295

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 295 and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 295
2009
1792 MB GDDR3, 289 Watt
3.13

RTX 4050 outperforms GTX 295 by a whopping 1098% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking754123
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Power efficiency0.7425.71
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BAD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$500 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores4802560
CUDA cores per GPU240no data
Core clock speed576 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2640 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)289 Watt100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate46.08211.2
Floating-point processing power0.5962 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs2832
TMUs8080
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

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 amount1792 MB6 GB
Standard memory config per GPU896 MBno data
Memory bus width896 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth223.8 GB/s216.0 GB/s
Memory interface width per GPU448 Bitno data

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIHDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
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.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+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.

GTX 295 3.13
RTX 4050 37.50
+1098%

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.

GTX 295 1206
RTX 4050 14451
+1098%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.13 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 4050 has a 1098.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 242.9% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1000% more advanced lithography process, and 189% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.


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