GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q vs Quadro NVS 120M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1504 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 87 |
| Power efficiency | 0.84 | no data |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | G72 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 June 2006 (19 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (3 years 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 cores | 7 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 832 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 73.92 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.731 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 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).
| Interface | MXM-III | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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 | DDR2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | 96 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
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 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2006 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 30 Watt |
NVS 120M has 200% lower power consumption.
RTX 2050 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 15 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 120M and GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2050 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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