GeForce RTX 5050 vs RTX 4050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile with GeForce RTX 5050, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4050 Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
34.11

RTX 5050 outperforms RTX 4050 Mobile by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking158103
Place by popularity49not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data99.85
Power efficiency52.0024.00
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD107GB207
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)24 June 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores25602560
Core clock speed1455 MHz2317 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2572 MHz
Number of transistors18,900 million16,900 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4205.8
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS13.17 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs8080
Tensor Cores8080
Ray Tracing Cores2020

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8PCIe 5.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 GB/s2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s320.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependent1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.86.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.912.0
DLSS++

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.

RTX 4050 Mobile 34.11
RTX 5050 40.92
+20%

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 4050 Mobile 14448
RTX 5050 17335
+20%

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 HD95
−15.8%
110−120
+15.8%
1440p49
−12.2%
55−60
+12.2%
4K30
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.26
1440pno data4.53
4Kno data7.11

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 190−200
−16.8%
230−240
+16.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
−16.5%
120−130
+16.5%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 81
−17.3%
95−100
+17.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Counter-Strike 2 166
−14.5%
190−200
+14.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
−15.9%
95−100
+15.9%
Far Cry 5 124
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Fortnite 150−160
−16.9%
180−190
+16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−18.5%
160−170
+18.5%
Forza Horizon 5 115
−13%
130−140
+13%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
Valorant 210−220
−19%
250−260
+19%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Counter-Strike 2 112
−16.1%
130−140
+16.1%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 280−290
−7.1%
300−310
+7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
−15.9%
80−85
+15.9%
Dota 2 169
−18.3%
200−210
+18.3%
Far Cry 5 114
−14%
130−140
+14%
Fortnite 150−160
−16.9%
180−190
+16.9%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−18.5%
160−170
+18.5%
Forza Horizon 5 108
−11.1%
120−130
+11.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
−12%
140−150
+12%
Metro Exodus 85
−17.6%
100−105
+17.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
−15.4%
180−190
+15.4%
Valorant 210−220
−19%
250−260
+19%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−12.9%
140−150
+12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 65
−15.4%
75−80
+15.4%
Dota 2 162
−17.3%
190−200
+17.3%
Far Cry 5 107
−12.1%
120−130
+12.1%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−18.5%
160−170
+18.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−15.1%
160−170
+15.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80
−18.8%
95−100
+18.8%
Valorant 138
−15.9%
160−170
+15.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
−16.9%
180−190
+16.9%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 79
−13.9%
90−95
+13.9%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 240−250
−19.8%
290−300
+19.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%
Metro Exodus 50
−10%
55−60
+10%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−14.3%
200−210
+14.3%
Valorant 240−250
−18.9%
290−300
+18.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−9.9%
100−105
+9.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−8.1%
40−45
+8.1%
Far Cry 5 69
−15.9%
80−85
+15.9%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−13.4%
110−120
+13.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
−12.1%
65−70
+12.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
−11.1%
100−105
+11.1%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 24
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 60
−16.7%
70−75
+16.7%
Metro Exodus 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
−11.1%
50−55
+11.1%
Valorant 210−220
−17.9%
250−260
+17.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−18.2%
65−70
+18.2%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
−12.5%
45−50
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Dota 2 115
−13%
130−140
+13%
Far Cry 5 43
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−17.2%
75−80
+17.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−13.6%
50−55
+13.6%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−16.3%
50−55
+16.3%

This is how RTX 4050 Mobile and RTX 5050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 is 16% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5050 is 12% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5050 is 17% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.11 40.92
Recency 3 January 2023 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has 160% lower power consumption.

RTX 5050, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 5050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 is a desktop one.

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