Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile with RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4050 Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
37.51
+37.1%

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking123204
Place by popularity42not in top-100
Power efficiency51.7653.94
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD107AD107
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)26 February 2024 (less than a 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 cores25602048
Core clock speed1455 MHz1485 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2025 MHz
Number of transistorsno data18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4129.6
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8064
Tensor Cores8064
Ray Tracing Cores2016

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 sizelargemedium sized
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 GB/s2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s128.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentPortable Device Dependent

API 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
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

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RTX 4050 Mobile 37.51
+37.1%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 27.36

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 4050 Mobile 30465
+50.5%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 20239

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 4050 Mobile 85660
+29.2%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 66297

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 4050 Mobile 22400
+58.5%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 14136

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4050 Mobile 8331
+57.8%
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 5278

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
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
1440p47
+56.7%
30−35
−56.7%
4K31
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 79
+43.6%
55−60
−43.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Elden Ring 117
+37.6%
85−90
−37.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+45.7%
70−75
−45.7%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+48.9%
45−50
−48.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+51.9%
27−30
−51.9%
Forza Horizon 4 204
+45.7%
140−150
−45.7%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+40%
65−70
−40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
Valorant 185
+42.3%
130−140
−42.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+45.7%
70−75
−45.7%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+50%
24−27
−50%
Dota 2 140
+40%
100−105
−40%
Elden Ring 128
+42.2%
90−95
−42.2%
Far Cry 5 97
+38.6%
70−75
−38.6%
Fortnite 160−170
+38.3%
120−130
−38.3%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+40%
120−130
−40%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
+40%
90−95
−40%
Metro Exodus 32
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+40.7%
140−150
−40.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+48%
50−55
−48%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+38.9%
95−100
−38.9%
Valorant 150−160
+50%
100−105
−50%
World of Tanks 270−280
+39.5%
200−210
−39.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+45.7%
70−75
−45.7%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Dota 2 162
+47.3%
110−120
−47.3%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+46.2%
65−70
−46.2%
Forza Horizon 4 145
+45%
100−105
−45%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+40.7%
140−150
−40.7%
Valorant 138
+38%
100−105
−38%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
Elden Ring 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+54.2%
24−27
−54.2%
World of Tanks 230−240
+40%
170−180
−40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Counter-Strike 2 25
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+42.4%
85−90
−42.4%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+40%
60−65
−40%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+49.1%
55−60
−49.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+47.5%
40−45
−47.5%
Valorant 92
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8
+60%
5−6
−60%
Dota 2 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Elden Ring 35−40
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%
Metro Exodus 45
+50%
30−33
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+41.2%
85−90
−41.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+50%
16−18
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+42.2%
45−50
−42.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Dota 2 115
+43.8%
80−85
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Fortnite 50−55
+48.6%
35−40
−48.6%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Valorant 60−65
+50%
40−45
−50%

This is how RTX 4050 Mobile and Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 46% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 57% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 48% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.51 27.36
Recency 3 January 2023 26 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 35 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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