GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Quadro FX 1800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 1800 with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

FX 1800
2009
768 MB GDDR3, 59 Watt
1.04

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms FX 1800 by a whopping 3650% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking1062105
Place by popularitynot in top-10078
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameG94GN21-X2
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$489 no data
Current price$132 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores642560
Core clock speed550 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2370 MHz
Number of transistors505 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)59 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate17.60140.4
Floating-point performance176 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro FX 1800 and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount768 MB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1600 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth38.4 GB/s192.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

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 HD2−3
−4700%
96
+4700%
1440p1−2
−4800%
49
+4800%
4K0−131

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−5050%
103
+5050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−3800%
117
+3800%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−4100%
120−130
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−4050%
83
+4050%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4750%
95−100
+4750%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4833%
140−150
+4833%
Hitman 3 2−3
−3900%
80−85
+3900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3850%
150−160
+3850%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5500%
110−120
+5500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−3980%
204
+3980%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−3833%
118
+3833%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−4500%
92
+4500%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−4100%
120−130
+4100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−7000%
71
+7000%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4750%
95−100
+4750%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4833%
140−150
+4833%
Hitman 3 1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3850%
150−160
+3850%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−5500%
110−120
+5500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−4100%
168
+4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−3800%
156
+3800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−4700%
95−100
+4700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−6900%
70
+6900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−3850%
75−80
+3850%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−6400%
65
+6400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−4833%
140−150
+4833%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−3850%
150−160
+3850%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
−4733%
145
+4733%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−3900%
80
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−5100%
52
+5100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−4600%
90−95
+4600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−3650%
75−80
+3650%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4450%
90−95
+4450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−4100%
40−45
+4100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 36
Far Cry 5 1−2
−6800%
69
+6800%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Hitman 3 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−4150%
85−90
+4150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−7200%
70−75
+7200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
−4100%
84
+4100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 35

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−6600%
65−70
+6600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 30−35
Hitman 3 0−1 30−35
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 33
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−4600%
47
+4600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 24−27
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 24−27
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 18
Far Cry 5 0−1 21−24
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5300%
50−55
+5300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−4000%
40−45
+4000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 26

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 35−40

This is how FX 1800 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 4700% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 4800% faster in 1440p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 39.00
Recency 30 March 2009 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 59 Watt 115 Watt

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 1800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 1800 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook one.


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