GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs RTX 2070 Max-Q

Place in the ranking	181	119
Place by popularity	not in top-100	40
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU106B	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	29 January 2019 (5 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	2304	2560
Core clock speed	885 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	1185 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	10,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	170.6	140.4
Floating-point processing power	5.46 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	144	80
Tensor Cores	288	80
Ray Tracing Cores	36	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	PCIe 3.0 x16	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	384.0 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	No outputs	Portable Device Dependent
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 2070 Max-Q 30.31

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.55
+23.9%

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 2070 Max-Q 11691

RTX 4050 Mobile 14483
+23.9%

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 48510

RTX 4050 Mobile 85660
+76.6%

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 22089

RTX 4050 Mobile 30514
+38.1%

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.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 17335

RTX 4050 Mobile 22194
+28%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 106564

RTX 4050 Mobile 136776
+28.4%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 2070 Max-Q 413114

RTX 4050 Mobile 552112
+33.6%

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	99 +1%	98 −1%
1440p	59 +20.4%	49 −20.4%
4K	39 +18.2%	33 −18.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

50−55

−102%

103
+102%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	71 −16.9%	80−85 +16.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	73 −60.3%	117 +60.3%
Battlefield 5	110 −14.5%	120−130 +14.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	60−65 −27.4%	75−80 +27.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −62.7%	83 +62.7%
Far Cry 5	85 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	113 +16.5%	95−100 −16.5%
Forza Horizon 4	204 +6.8%	190−200 −6.8%
Hitman 3	81 −2.5%	80−85 +2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −21.6%	160−170 +21.6%
Metro Exodus	143 +14.4%	120−130 −14.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 −19.7%	90−95 +19.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	148 +3.5%	140−150 −3.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −12.3%	120−130 +12.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	118 +42.2%	80−85 −42.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 −50.8%	92 +50.8%
Battlefield 5	100 −26%	120−130 +26%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 −6.8%	75−80 +6.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −39.2%	71 +39.2%
Far Cry 5	68 −25%	85−90 +25%
Far Cry New Dawn	77 −26%	95−100 +26%
Forza Horizon 4	191 +0%	190−200 +0%
Hitman 3	81 −2.5%	80−85 +2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	130−140 −21.6%	160−170 +21.6%
Metro Exodus	120 −4.2%	120−130 +4.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85 −7.1%	90−95 +7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −58.5%	168 +58.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 −26.6%	80−85 +26.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 −12.3%	120−130 +12.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50 −66%	80−85 +66%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	54 −29.6%	70 +29.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	57 −38.6%	75−80 +38.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −27.5%	65 +27.5%
Far Cry 5	52 −63.5%	85−90 +63.5%
Forza Horizon 4	98 −94.9%	190−200 +94.9%
Hitman 3	72 −15.3%	80−85 +15.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	105 −55.2%	160−170 +55.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	100−110 −36.8%	145 +36.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	64 −25%	80 +25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	51 −2%	52 +2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−8.3%

90−95
+8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	61 −23%	75−80 +23%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 −20%	60−65 +20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	33 −27.3%	40−45 +27.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	30−35 −38.7%	40−45 +38.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35−40 −31.4%	45−50 +31.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −71.4%	36 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	36 −25%	45−50 +25%
Forza Horizon 4	176 −25%	220−230 +25%
Hitman 3	35−40 −37.8%	50−55 +37.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	80 −6.3%	85−90 +6.3%
Metro Exodus	72 −1.4%	70−75 +1.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	65−70 −21.7%	84 +21.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −47.5%	59 +47.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	160−170 −17.8%	190−200 +17.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

−31.4%

65−70
+31.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30 −30%	35−40 +30%
Far Cry New Dawn	28 −17.9%	30−35 +17.9%
Hitman 3	24−27 −33.3%	30−35 +33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −19.9%	180−190 +19.9%
Metro Exodus	35−40 −38.9%	50−55 +38.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45 −4.4%	47 +4.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	20 −30%	24−27 +30%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −41.2%	24−27 +41.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 −38.9%	24−27 +38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −125%	18 +125%
Far Cry 5	20 −15%	21−24 +15%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −28.6%	50−55 +28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −35.9%	53 +35.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −85.7%	26 +85.7%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−34.6%

35−40
+34.6%

This is how RTX 2070 Max-Q and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Max-Q is 1% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Max-Q is 20% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Max-Q is 18% faster in 4K

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

in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is 42% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 125% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2070 Max-Q is ahead in 5 tests (7%)
RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 65 tests (90%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	30.31	37.55
Recency	29 January 2019	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 23.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q in performance tests.

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