GeForce RTX 4050 vs RTX 2060 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	214	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Power efficiency	26.92	25.88
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU106	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	29 January 2020 (4 years ago)	2023 (2 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 cores	1920	2560
Core clock speed	975 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	142.2	211.2
Floating-point processing power	4.55 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	120	80
Tensor Cores	240	120
Ray Tracing Cores	30	18

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	264.0 GB/s	216.0 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 outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	+	-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 25.36

RTX 4050 37.51
+47.9%

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.

RTX 2060 Max-Q 9752

RTX 4050 14423
+47.9%

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	94 −38.3%	130−140 +38.3%
1440p	34 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
4K	41 −46.3%	60−65 +46.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −44.2%	75−80 +44.2%
Elden Ring	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −42.9%	110−120 +42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −44.2%	75−80 +44.2%
Forza Horizon 4	130 −46.2%	190−200 +46.2%
Metro Exodus	75 −46.7%	110−120 +46.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 −39.8%	130−140 +39.8%
Valorant	109 −46.8%	160−170 +46.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −42.9%	110−120 +42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −44.2%	75−80 +44.2%
Dota 2	102 −47.1%	150−160 +47.1%
Elden Ring	80−85 −44.6%	120−130 +44.6%
Far Cry 5	77 −42.9%	110−120 +42.9%
Fortnite	120−130 −41.7%	180−190 +41.7%
Forza Horizon 4	106 −41.5%	150−160 +41.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	94 −38.3%	130−140 +38.3%
Metro Exodus	57 −40.4%	80−85 +40.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	235 −27.7%	300−310 +27.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −45.5%	80−85 +45.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 −46.3%	120−130 +46.3%
Valorant	76 −44.7%	110−120 +44.7%
World of Tanks	250−260 −35.1%	350−400 +35.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −42.9%	110−120 +42.9%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −38.3%	65−70 +38.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −44.2%	75−80 +44.2%
Dota 2	115 −47.8%	170−180 +47.8%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −42.9%	110−120 +42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	93 −39.8%	130−140 +39.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 −45.6%	230−240 +45.6%
Valorant	93 −39.8%	130−140 +39.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
Elden Ring	45−50 −44.4%	65−70 +44.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −39.5%	60−65 +39.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −42.9%	250−260 +42.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
World of Tanks	160−170 −43.7%	240−250 +43.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 −47.1%	75−80 +47.1%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −36.4%	30−33 +36.4%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −35.1%	100−105 +35.1%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −47.1%	100−105 +47.1%
Metro Exodus	55−60 −46.6%	85−90 +46.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −35.1%	50−55 +35.1%
Valorant	65−70 −44.9%	100−105 +44.9%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Dota 2	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Elden Ring	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −35%	27−30 +35%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 −41%	110−120 +41%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −31.3%	21−24 +31.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −47.7%	65−70 +47.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 −29.6%	35−40 +29.6%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −30.4%	30−33 +30.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −33.3%	12−14 +33.3%
Dota 2	79 −39.2%	110−120 +39.2%
Far Cry 5	30−35 −47.1%	50−55 +47.1%
Fortnite	30−35 −40.6%	45−50 +40.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −41%	55−60 +41%
Valorant	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%