GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Go 6800

Place in the ranking	1346	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	54
Power efficiency	0.43	51.37
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	NV41	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	8 November 2004 (20 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores	17	2560
Core clock speed	300 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	300 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	190 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	3.600	140.4
Floating-point processing power	no data	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	32
TMUs	12	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 4.0 x16
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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	550 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	35.2 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

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.7
OpenGL	2.0 (full) 2.1 (partial)	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
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.

Go 6800 0.28

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.48
+13286%

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.

Go 6800 106

RTX 4050 Mobile 14445
+13527%

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	0−1	95
1440p	-0−1	46
4K	-0−1	31

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−5050%

103
+5050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2667%	80−85 +2667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3850%	75−80 +3850%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −4050%	83 +4050%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1975%	80−85 +1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1938%	160−170 +1938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3475%	140−150 +3475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −357%	120−130 +357%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2667%	80−85 +2667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3850%	75−80 +3850%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3450%	71 +3450%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1975%	80−85 +1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1938%	160−170 +1938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4100%	168 +4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −800%	80−85 +800%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −357%	120−130 +357%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2667%	80−85 +2667%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3850%	75−80 +3850%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3150%	65 +3150%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1975%	80−85 +1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1938%	160−170 +1938%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3525%	145 +3525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −789%	80 +789%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −85.7%	52 +85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	36
Hitman 3	6−7 −750%	50−55 +750%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −4150%	85−90 +4150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3250%

65−70
+3250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −2500%	24−27 +2500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	24−27

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1650%

35−40
+1650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	117 +0%	117 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	92 +0%	92 +0%
Battlefield 5	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +0%	70 +0%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	59 +0%	59 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	190−200 +0%	190−200 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Hitman 3	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +0%	47 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18 +0%	18 +0%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	53 +0%	53 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 +0%	26 +0%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 5050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.28	37.48
Recency	8 November 2004	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	50 Watt

Go 6800 has 11.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 13285.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 3150% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 6800 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.