GeForce RTX 4050 vs RTX 2080 Super Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.
RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms RTX 4050 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 128 | 136 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 45 |
| Power efficiency | 17.88 | 25.58 |
| Architecture | Turing (2018−2022) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | TU104 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 2 April 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 | 3072 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 1365 MHz | 2505 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1560 MHz | 2640 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 13,600 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 299.5 | 211.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.585 TFLOPS | 13.52 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| TMUs | 192 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | 384 | 120 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | 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 | no data | 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 | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 448.0 GB/s | 216.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.140 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 7.5 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | + | + |
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 | 137
+5.4%
| 130−140
−5.4%
|
| 1440p | 95
+5.6%
| 90−95
−5.6%
|
| 4K | 65
+8.3%
| 60−65
−8.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+9.5%
|
190−200
−9.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+5%
|
80−85
−5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 85−90
+6.3%
|
80−85
−6.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 169
+5.6%
|
160−170
−5.6%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+9.5%
|
190−200
−9.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+5%
|
80−85
−5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+6.4%
|
110−120
−6.4%
|
| Fortnite | 178
+11.3%
|
160−170
−11.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+8.5%
|
130−140
−8.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+14%
|
100−105
−14%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 85−90
+6.3%
|
80−85
−6.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+11.5%
|
130−140
−11.5%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+8.5%
|
200−210
−8.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 161
+7.3%
|
150−160
−7.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 200−210
+9.5%
|
190−200
−9.5%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+6.5%
|
260−270
−6.5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+5%
|
80−85
−5%
|
| Dota 2 | 153
+9.3%
|
140−150
−9.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+6.4%
|
110−120
−6.4%
|
| Fortnite | 171
+6.9%
|
160−170
−6.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+8.5%
|
130−140
−8.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 110−120
+14%
|
100−105
−14%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 136
+13.3%
|
120−130
−13.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 85−90
+6.3%
|
80−85
−6.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 92
+8.2%
|
85−90
−8.2%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+11.5%
|
130−140
−11.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 198
+10%
|
180−190
−10%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+8.5%
|
200−210
−8.5%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 147
+5%
|
140−150
−5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 80−85
+5%
|
80−85
−5%
|
| Dota 2 | 141
+8.5%
|
130−140
−8.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+6.4%
|
110−120
−6.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140−150
+8.5%
|
130−140
−8.5%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 85−90
+6.3%
|
80−85
−6.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+11.5%
|
130−140
−11.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 103
+8.4%
|
95−100
−8.4%
|
| Valorant | 205
+7.9%
|
190−200
−7.9%
|
| Fortnite | 136
+13.3%
|
120−130
−13.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+9.4%
|
85−90
−9.4%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
+5%
|
240−250
−5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 90
+5.9%
|
85−90
−5.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 55
+10%
|
50−55
−10%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+9.4%
|
160−170
−9.4%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+8.3%
|
230−240
−8.3%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 121
+10%
|
110−120
−10%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
+5%
|
40−45
−5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 85−90
+10%
|
80−85
−10%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 100−110
+8.4%
|
95−100
−8.4%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 40−45
+7.5%
|
40−45
−7.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
+6.2%
|
65−70
−6.2%
|
| Fortnite | 104
+9.5%
|
95−100
−9.5%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+5%
|
40−45
−5%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 97
+7.8%
|
90−95
−7.8%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 76
+8.6%
|
70−75
−8.6%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+5.7%
|
210−220
−5.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 72
+10.8%
|
65−70
−10.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+5%
|
40−45
−5%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+5.6%
|
18−20
−5.6%
|
| Dota 2 | 141
+8.5%
|
130−140
−8.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
+6.7%
|
45−50
−6.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+13.3%
|
60−65
−13.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
+6.7%
|
45−50
−6.7%
|
| Fortnite | 52
+15.6%
|
45−50
−15.6%
|
This is how RTX 2080 Super Mobile and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 5% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 6% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 8% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 33.89 | 32.31 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 100 Watt |
RTX 2080 Super Mobile has a 4.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile and GeForce RTX 4050.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.
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