GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs RTX A1000 Mobile

Place in the ranking	221	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	54
Power efficiency	28.35	51.41
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA107	AD107
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 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 cores	2048	2560
Core clock speed	630 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	1140 MHz	1755 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	72.96	140.4
Floating-point processing power	4.669 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	64	80
Tensor Cores	64	80
Ray Tracing Cores	16	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	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1375 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	176.0 GB/s	192.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

API 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	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX A1000 Mobile 24.80

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.48
+51.1%

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.

RTX A1000 Mobile 9559

RTX 4050 Mobile 14448
+51.1%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX A1000 Mobile 15135

RTX 4050 Mobile 30465
+101%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX A1000 Mobile 58312

RTX 4050 Mobile 85660
+46.9%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX A1000 Mobile 11321

RTX 4050 Mobile 22400
+97.9%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX A1000 Mobile 70880

RTX 4050 Mobile 134084
+89.2%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX A1000 Mobile 4256

RTX 4050 Mobile 8331
+95.8%

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	69 −37.7%	95 +37.7%
1440p	27 −70.4%	46 +70.4%
4K	18−21 −72.2%	31 +72.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−68.9%

103
+68.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −62.7%	80−85 +62.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 −134%	117 +134%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −68%	120−130 +68%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −68.1%	75−80 +68.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 −66%	83 +66%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −59%	95−100 +59%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −39.4%	190−200 +39.4%
Hitman 3	45−50 −80.4%	80−85 +80.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −50.9%	160−170 +50.9%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −58.2%	120−130 +58.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −49.2%	90−95 +49.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 −85.7%	140−150 +85.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −29.3%	120−130 +29.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −62.7%	80−85 +62.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	33 −179%	92 +179%
Battlefield 5	75−80 −68%	120−130 +68%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −68.1%	75−80 +68.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 −91.9%	71 +91.9%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	60−65 −59%	95−100 +59%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −39.4%	190−200 +39.4%
Hitman 3	45−50 −80.4%	80−85 +80.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −50.9%	160−170 +50.9%
Metro Exodus	75−80 −58.2%	120−130 +58.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 −49.2%	90−95 +49.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	87 −93.1%	168 +93.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 −62%	80−85 +62%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −29.3%	120−130 +29.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −62.7%	80−85 +62.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	25 −180%	70 +180%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 −68.1%	75−80 +68.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	29 −124%	65 +124%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −60.4%	85−90 +60.4%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −39.4%	190−200 +39.4%
Hitman 3	45−50 −80.4%	80−85 +80.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 −50.9%	160−170 +50.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	76 −90.8%	145 +90.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	43 −86%	80 +86%
Watch Dogs: Legion	26 −100%	52 +100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

60−65

−49.2%

90−95
+49.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −70.5%	75−80 +70.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −75%	40−45 +75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	22 −95.5%	40−45 +95.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −76.9%	45−50 +76.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −157%	36 +157%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 −67.9%	220−230 +67.9%
Hitman 3	27−30 −88.9%	50−55 +88.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −80.9%	85−90 +80.9%
Metro Exodus	40−45 −69.8%	70−75 +69.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −71.4%	84 +71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −111%	59 +111%
Watch Dogs: Legion	130−140 −45.5%	190−200 +45.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

−76.3%

65−70
+76.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −69.6%	35−40 +69.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −83.3%	30−35 +83.3%
Hitman 3	18−20 −77.8%	30−35 +77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 −52.1%	180−190 +52.1%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −92.3%	50−55 +92.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −95.8%	47 +95.8%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −85.7%	24−27 +85.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −100%	24−27 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −92.3%	24−27 +92.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −260%	18 +260%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −76.9%	21−24 +76.9%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −74.2%	50−55 +74.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −96.3%	53 +96.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −160%	26 +160%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22

−75%

35−40
+75%

This is how RTX A1000 Mobile and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 38% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 70% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 72% faster in 4K

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 260% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4050 Mobile surpassed RTX A1000 Mobile in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.80	37.48
Recency	30 March 2022	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 51.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A1000 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that RTX A1000 Mobile is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4050 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.