Radeon 780M vs GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4050 Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
37.51
+105%

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms 780M by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking123304
Place by popularity4248
Power efficiency51.7684.13
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD107Hawx Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 January 2023 (2 years ago)6 December 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 cores2560768
Core clock speed1455 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2700 MHz
Number of transistorsno data25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4129.6
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs8048
Tensor Cores80no data
Ray Tracing Cores2012

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 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR6System Shared
Maximum RAM amount6 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width96 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed16000 GB/sSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/sno data
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
OpenCL3.02.1
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.9-

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
+105%
Radeon 780M 18.29

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 14423
+105%
Radeon 780M 7032

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
+138%
Radeon 780M 12785

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
+106%
Radeon 780M 41622

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
+180%
Radeon 780M 7987

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 4050 Mobile 134084
+179%
Radeon 780M 48112

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 4050 Mobile 552112
+28.5%
Radeon 780M 429810

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4050 Mobile 8331
+195%
Radeon 780M 2822

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
+171%
35
−171%
1440p47
+176%
17
−176%
4K31
+121%
14
−121%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 79
+147%
32
−147%
Cyberpunk 2077 103
+164%
39
−164%
Elden Ring 117
+216%
37
−216%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+72.9%
55−60
−72.9%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+158%
26
−158%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
+173%
15
−173%
Forza Horizon 4 204
+214%
65
−214%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+107%
44
−107%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+72.1%
40−45
−72.1%
Valorant 185
+150%
70−75
−150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+72.9%
55−60
−72.9%
Counter-Strike 2 59
+136%
25
−136%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+200%
12
−200%
Dota 2 140
+383%
29
−383%
Elden Ring 128
+205%
42
−205%
Far Cry 5 97
+203%
32
−203%
Fortnite 160−170
+67.7%
95−100
−67.7%
Forza Horizon 4 168
+211%
54
−211%
Grand Theft Auto V 126
+180%
45
−180%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+56.3%
120−130
−56.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+72.1%
40−45
−72.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+132%
55−60
−132%
Valorant 150−160
+103%
70−75
−103%
World of Tanks 270−280
+26.8%
220−230
−26.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100−110
+72.9%
55−60
−72.9%
Counter-Strike 2 43
+34.4%
30−35
−34.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+175%
12
−175%
Dota 2 162
+149%
65−70
−149%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+50.8%
60−65
−50.8%
Forza Horizon 4 145
+215%
46
−215%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 190−200
+56.3%
120−130
−56.3%
Valorant 138
+86.5%
70−75
−86.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 58
+222%
18
−222%
Elden Ring 56
+86.7%
30−33
−86.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 58
+205%
19
−205%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+5.4%
160−170
−5.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+131%
16−18
−131%
World of Tanks 230−240
+90.4%
120−130
−90.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+89.2%
35−40
−89.2%
Counter-Strike 2 25
+66.7%
14−16
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+152%
45−50
−152%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+163%
32
−163%
Metro Exodus 80−85
+100%
40−45
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+195%
20
−195%
Valorant 92
+95.7%
45−50
−95.7%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8
−75%
14−16
+75%
Dota 2 64
+205%
21
−205%
Elden Ring 35−40
+169%
12−14
−169%
Grand Theft Auto V 64
+205%
21
−205%
Metro Exodus 45
+246%
12−14
−246%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
+118%
55−60
−118%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+205%
21
−205%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+139%
18−20
−139%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+171%
14−16
−171%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+80%
5−6
−80%
Dota 2 115
+271%
30−35
−271%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+139%
21−24
−139%
Fortnite 50−55
+148%
21−24
−148%
Forza Horizon 4 53
+212%
17
−212%
Valorant 60−65
+186%
21−24
−186%

This is how RTX 4050 Mobile and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 171% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 176% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 121% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 383% faster.
  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 75% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 61 test (97%)
  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.51 18.29
Recency 3 January 2023 6 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 15 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 105.1% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 780M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 780M in performance tests.


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