Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU vs GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 161 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 16 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 52.42 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025) |
| GPU code name | AD107 | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 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 cores | 2560 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 1455 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1755 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 18,900 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 28 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 140.4 | 172.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.986 TFLOPS | 5.53 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | 80 | no data |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 20 | 16 |
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 4.0 x8 | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 | LPDDR5X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 16000 GB/s | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Portable Device Dependent | 1x USB Type-C |
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 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | - |
| DLSS | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 78.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile and Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Ryzen Z2 Extreme GPU is a desktop one.
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