GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs GTX 680MX

Place in performance ranking	396	279
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.03	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	no data	GN20-S7
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Current price	$200	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	1536	2048
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	720 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	3540 Million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	30-45 Watt
Texture fill rate	92.2 billion/sec	189.1

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 680MX and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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	large	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 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 data	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+
G-SYNC support	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
Optimus	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

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 680MX 10.73

RTX 2050 Mobile 18.66
+73.9%

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms GTX 680MX by 74% based on our aggregate 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 680MX 6736

RTX 2050 Mobile 12268
+82.1%

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms GTX 680MX by 82% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 680MX 25501

RTX 2050 Mobile 46821
+83.6%

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms GTX 680MX by 84% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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	52 +23.8%	42 −23.8%
1440p	16−18 −81.3%	29 +81.3%
4K	16−18 −87.5%	30 +87.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−188%

49
+188%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −68.2%	35−40 +68.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −163%	42 +163%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −79.4%	60−65 +79.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −72.7%	35−40 +72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −147%	42 +147%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −76%	40−45 +76%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −65.4%	85−90 +65.4%
Hitman 3	20−22 −120%	44 +120%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −64.4%	70−75 +64.4%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −82.4%	60−65 +82.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −70%	50−55 +70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −127%	75 +127%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −21.1%	46 +21.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −68.2%	35−40 +68.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −31.3%	21 +31.3%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −79.4%	60−65 +79.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −72.7%	35−40 +72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −76.5%	30 +76.5%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −76%	40−45 +76%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−33 −66.7%	50−55 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −65.4%	85−90 +65.4%
Hitman 3	20−22 −5%	21 +5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −64.4%	70−75 +64.4%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −82.4%	60−65 +82.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 −70%	50−55 +70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −87.9%	62 +87.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	26 −123%	58 +123%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −50%	55−60 +50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −68.2%	35−40 +68.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +129%	7 −129%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −72.7%	35−40 +72.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −47.1%	25 +47.1%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −76%	40−45 +76%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −65.4%	85−90 +65.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −64.4%	70−75 +64.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −66.7%	55 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 −136%	33 +136%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +111%	18 −111%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30−33

−70%

50−55
+70%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −71.4%	35−40 +71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −106%	35−40 +106%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −90%	18−20 +90%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −143%	16−18 +143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −118%	37 +118%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 −80%	35−40 +80%
Hitman 3	14−16 −57.1%	21−24 +57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −72.7%	35−40 +72.7%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −113%	30−35 +113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −213%	47 +213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −110%	21−24 +110%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

−72.2%

30−35
+72.2%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −75%	14−16 +75%
Hitman 3	7−8 −100%	14−16 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −100%	12−14 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −138%	18−20 +138%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −100%	10−11 +100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −78.6%	24−27 +78.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −90.9%	21−24 +90.9%
Metro Exodus	10−12 −63.6%	18−20 +63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−60%

16−18
+60%

This is how GTX 680MX and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

GTX 680MX is 24% faster in 1080p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 81% faster in 1440p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 88% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 680MX is 129% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 680MX is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 70 tests (97%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.73	18.66
Recency	23 October 2012	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	30 Watt