GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Quadro FX 2500M

Place in the ranking	1209	294
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Power efficiency	0.86	28.69
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G71	GA107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	29 September 2005 (19 years ago)	17 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99.99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	32	2048
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1185 MHz
Boost clock speed	500 MHz	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	278 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	12.00	94.53
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	24	64
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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	large
Interface	MXM-III	PCIe 3.0 x8

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	600 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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	1−2 −4300%	44 +4300%
1440p	1−2 −3500%	36 +3500%
4K	0−1	32

Cost per frame, $

1080p	99.99	no data
1440p	99.99	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

3−4

−1533%

49
+1533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1300%	42 +1300%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4900%	50−55 +4900%
Hitman 3	5−6 −780%	44 +780%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −727%	90−95 +727%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −917%	60−65 +917%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −193%	85−90 +193%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −900%	30 +900%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −4900%	50−55 +4900%
Hitman 3	5−6 −760%	43 +760%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −727%	90−95 +727%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −933%	62 +933%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −193%	85−90 +193%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −733%	25 +733%
Hitman 3	5−6 −680%	39 +680%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −727%	90−95 +727%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −817%	55 +817%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −230%	33 +230%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +66.7%	18 −66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−2700%

27−30
+2700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	18−20
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2100%	21−24 +2100%
Hitman 3	6−7 −267%	21−24 +267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −1167%	35−40 +1167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −11000%	110−120 +11000%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4

−933%

30−35
+933%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −1000%	10−12 +1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−700%

16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	42 +0%	42 +0%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +0%	21 +0%
Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Metro Exodus	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7 +0%	7 +0%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55

+0%

50−55

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	47 +0%	47 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Hitman 3	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Metro Exodus	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

This is how FX 2500M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2050 Mobile is 4300% faster in 1080p
RTX 2050 Mobile is 3500% faster in 1440p

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the FX 2500M is 67% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 11000% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

FX 2500M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 34 tests (49%)
there's a draw in 35 tests (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.56	18.65
Recency	29 September 2005	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	8 nm

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 3230.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 2500M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 2500M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.