GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs RTX 4060 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RTX 4050 Mobile by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 45 | 136 |
| Place by popularity | 22 | 48 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 83.10 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 25.14 | 51.17 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | AD106 | AD107 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 May 2023 (1 year ago) | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 4352 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 2310 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2535 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 22,900 million | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 344.8 | 140.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 22.06 TFLOPS | 8.986 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| TMUs | 136 | 80 |
| Tensor Cores | 136 | 80 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 34 | 20 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 240 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz | 16000 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 192.0 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 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.
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.
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 HD | 150−160
+56.3%
| 96
−56.3%
|
| 1440p | 75−80
+50%
| 50
−50%
|
| 4K | 45−50
+50%
| 30
−50%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.66 | no data |
| 1440p | 5.32 | no data |
| 4K | 8.87 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 103
+0%
|
103
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 92
+0%
|
92
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 82
+0%
|
82
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 74
+0%
|
74
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 112
+0%
|
112
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 118
+0%
|
118
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 108
+0%
|
108
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 125
+0%
|
125
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 62
+0%
|
62
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 85
+0%
|
85
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 156
+0%
|
156
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65
+0%
|
65
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 109
+0%
|
109
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 52
+0%
|
52
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 80
+0%
|
80
+0%
|
| Valorant | 138
+0%
|
138
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 79
+0%
|
79
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50
+0%
|
50
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 240−250
+0%
|
240−250
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 37
+0%
|
37
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 69
+0%
|
69
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35
+0%
|
35
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
+0%
|
90−95
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24
+0%
|
24
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60
+0%
|
60
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45
+0%
|
45
+0%
|
| Valorant | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 55−60
+0%
|
55−60
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18
+0%
|
18
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 115
+0%
|
115
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 43
+0%
|
43
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 22
+0%
|
22
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
This is how RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 4060 Ti is 56% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4060 Ti is 50% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4060 Ti is 50% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 56.87 | 36.15 |
| Recency | 18 May 2023 | 3 January 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 50 Watt |
RTX 4060 Ti has a 57.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has 220% lower power consumption.
The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook one.
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