GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile vs RTX 4050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile and GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4050 Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
37.33

RTX 5090 Mobile outperforms RTX 4050 Mobile by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12818
Place by popularity47not in top-100
Power efficiency51.5153.12
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameAD107GB203
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)2025 (recently)

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 cores256010496
Core clock speed1455 MHz990 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz1515 MHz
Number of transistorsno data45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4496.9
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS31.8 TFLOPS
ROPs32128
TMUs80328
Tensor Cores80328
Ray Tracing Cores2082

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 x16PCIe 5.0 x16

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 typeGDDR6GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s811.5 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 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 Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.4
CUDA8.910.1
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 37.33
RTX 5090 Mobile 73.14
+95.9%

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 4050 Mobile 14433
RTX 5090 Mobile 28280
+95.9%

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 HD95
−89.5%
180−190
+89.5%
1440p46
−95.7%
90−95
+95.7%
4K31
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 132
−89.4%
250−260
+89.4%
Counter-Strike 2 79
−89.9%
150−160
+89.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
−94.2%
200−210
+94.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 124
−93.5%
240−250
+93.5%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−93.5%
240−250
+93.5%
Counter-Strike 2 67
−94%
130−140
+94%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Far Cry 5 125
−92%
240−250
+92%
Fortnite 150−160
−94.8%
300−310
+94.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−92.6%
260−270
+92.6%
Forza Horizon 5 102
−86.3%
190−200
+86.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−94.2%
270−280
+94.2%
Valorant 210−220
−90.5%
400−450
+90.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%
Battlefield 5 120−130
−93.5%
240−250
+93.5%
Counter-Strike 2 59
−86.4%
110−120
+86.4%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
−80.5%
500−550
+80.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 69
−88.4%
130−140
+88.4%
Dota 2 169
−77.5%
300−310
+77.5%
Far Cry 5 118
−94.9%
230−240
+94.9%
Fortnite 150−160
−94.8%
300−310
+94.8%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−92.6%
260−270
+92.6%
Forza Horizon 5 100−110
−86.3%
190−200
+86.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
−92%
240−250
+92%
Metro Exodus 85
−88.2%
160−170
+88.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−94.2%
270−280
+94.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
−92.3%
300−310
+92.3%
Valorant 210−220
−90.5%
400−450
+90.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 120−130
−93.5%
240−250
+93.5%
Counter-Strike 2 43
−86%
80−85
+86%
Cyberpunk 2077 65
−84.6%
120−130
+84.6%
Dota 2 162
−85.2%
300−310
+85.2%
Far Cry 5 109
−92.7%
210−220
+92.7%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−92.6%
260−270
+92.6%
Forza Horizon 5 80
−87.5%
150−160
+87.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
−94.2%
270−280
+94.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80
−87.5%
150−160
+87.5%
Valorant 138
−95.7%
270−280
+95.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
−94.8%
300−310
+94.8%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
−88.3%
450−500
+88.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
−89.7%
110−120
+89.7%
Metro Exodus 50
−90%
95−100
+90%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−71.4%
300−310
+71.4%
Valorant 240−250
−84.4%
450−500
+84.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−86.8%
170−180
+86.8%
Counter-Strike 2 25
−80%
45−50
+80%
Cyberpunk 2077 37
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
Far Cry 5 69
−88.4%
130−140
+88.4%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−95.9%
190−200
+95.9%
Forza Horizon 5 60−65
−93.5%
120−130
+93.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
−86.4%
110−120
+86.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
−88.9%
170−180
+88.9%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
−78.6%
50−55
+78.6%
Counter-Strike 2 8
−75%
14−16
+75%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
−87.5%
120−130
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 45
−88.9%
85−90
+88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
−91.5%
90−95
+91.5%
Valorant 210−220
−89.6%
400−450
+89.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−81.8%
100−105
+81.8%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
−76.5%
30−33
+76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Dota 2 115
−91.3%
220−230
+91.3%
Far Cry 5 43
−86%
80−85
+86%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−87.5%
120−130
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 5 35−40
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
−93.2%
85−90
+93.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
−86%
80−85
+86%

This is how RTX 4050 Mobile and RTX 5090 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 89% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 96% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5090 Mobile is 94% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.33 73.14
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 95 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has 90% lower power consumption.

RTX 5090 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 95.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile in performance tests.

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