GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs GTX 480

Place in performance ranking	397	107
Place by popularity	not in top-100	56
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.27	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	GF100	GN21-X2
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$15.99 (0x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	480	2560
CUDA cores	480	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2370 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	140.4
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480 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	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	177.4 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	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	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	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	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.

GTX 480 10.60

RTX 4050 Mobile 39.05
+268%

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GTX 480 by 268% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 480 5014

RTX 4050 Mobile 30717
+513%

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GTX 480 by 513% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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%

GTX 480 3650

RTX 4050 Mobile 22320
+512%

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GTX 480 by 512% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	27−30 −274%	101 +274%
1440p	14−16 −279%	53 +279%
4K	8−9 −300%	32 +300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−544%

103
+544%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −214%	65−70 +214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −631%	117 +631%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −214%	110−120 +214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −282%	100−110 +282%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −419%	83 +419%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −359%	124 +359%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −232%	90−95 +232%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −222%	110−120 +222%
Hitman 3	27−30 −311%	111 +311%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −495%	131 +495%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −250%	60−65 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −473%	126 +473%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −521%	118 +521%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −214%	65−70 +214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −475%	92 +475%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −214%	110−120 +214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −282%	100−110 +282%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −344%	71 +344%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −322%	114 +322%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −232%	90−95 +232%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −222%	110−120 +222%
Hitman 3	27−30 −263%	98 +263%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −382%	106 +382%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −431%	85 +431%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −250%	60−65 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −391%	108 +391%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −609%	156 +609%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −458%	106 +458%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −214%	65−70 +214%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −338%	70 +338%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −214%	110−120 +214%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −306%	65 +306%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −296%	107 +296%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −232%	90−95 +232%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −222%	110−120 +222%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −264%	80 +264%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −174%	52 +174%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −333%	65−70 +333%
Hitman 3	16−18 −275%	60 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −350%	72 +350%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −456%	50 +456%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −343%	30−35 +343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −379%	67 +379%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −330%	40−45 +330%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −514%	40−45 +514%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −332%	80−85 +332%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −620%	36 +620%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −306%	69 +306%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −311%	70−75 +311%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −332%	80−85 +332%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −490%	59 +490%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −600%	35 +600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Hitman 3	10−11 −290%	35−40 +290%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −122%	20 +122%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −1025%	45 +1025%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −450%	33 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −488%	47 +488%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −433%	45−50 +433%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1700%	18 +1700%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −438%	43 +438%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −273%	40−45 +273%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −323%	55−60 +323%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −767%	26 +767%

This is how GTX 480 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 274% faster than GTX 480 in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 279% faster than GTX 480 in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 300% faster than GTX 480 in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 1700% faster than the GTX 480.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4050 Mobile surpassed GTX 480 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.60	39.05
Recency	7 December 2010	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	115 Watt