GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs GeForce4 460 Go

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce4 460 Go and GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce4 460 Go
2002
64 MB DDR
0.01

5050 Mobile outperforms 460 by a whopping 354400% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1560137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data57.15
ArchitectureCelsius (1999−2005)Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026)
GPU code nameNV17 A5GB207
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 October 2002 (22 years ago)24 June 2025 (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 cores22560
Core clock speed250 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed250 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors29 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology150 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data50 Watt
Texture fill rate1.000201.6
Floating-point processing powerno data12.9 TFLOPS
ROPs232
TMUs480
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20
L1 Cacheno data2.5 MB
L2 Cacheno data32 MB

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceAGP 4xPCIe 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 typeDDRGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount64 MB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth8 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX8.012 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGL1.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

GeForce4 460 Go 0.01
RTX 5050 Mobile 35.45
+354400%

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.

GeForce4 460 Go 5
RTX 5050 Mobile 15674
+313380%
Samples: 176

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-0−180
1440p-0−143

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 85−90
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1660%
85−90
+1660%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 85−90
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7200%
140−150
+7200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1660%
85−90
+1660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2383%
140−150
+2383%
Valorant 24−27
−825%
220−230
+825%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 9−10
−2989%
270−280
+2989%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 85−90
Dota 2 7−8
−354186%
24800−24850
+354186%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7200%
140−150
+7200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1660%
85−90
+1660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2383%
140−150
+2383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3225%
130−140
+3225%
Valorant 24−27
−825%
220−230
+825%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 85−90
Dota 2 7−8
−354186%
24800−24850
+354186%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−7200%
140−150
+7200%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1660%
85−90
+1660%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−2383%
140−150
+2383%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3225%
130−140
+3225%
Valorant 24−27
−354275%
85050−85100
+354275%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−4650%
95−100
+4650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−10600%
100−110
+10600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 70−75

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−440%
80−85
+440%
Valorant 0−1 230−240

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−2350%
45−50
+2350%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 144
+0%
144
+0%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 260−270
+0%
260−270
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 94
+0%
94
+0%
Metro Exodus 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Valorant 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 10600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile performs better in 20 tests (38%)
  • there's a draw in 33 tests (62%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.01 35.45
Recency 14 October 2002 24 June 2025
Maximum RAM amount 64 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 150 nm 5 nm

RTX 5050 Mobile has a 354400% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 22 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 2900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 460 Go in performance tests.

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