GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs RTX A2000
Aggregated performance score
RTX A2000 outperforms GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile by an impressive 92% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 130 | 279 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 46 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 18.85 | no data |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2022) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | GN20-S7 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 August 2021 (2 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
| Current price | $567 (1.3x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 3328 | 2048 |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 30-45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 189.1 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on RTX A2000 and GeForce RTX 2050 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 167 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no 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 type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 12 GB/s | 14000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | no 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 Connectors | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | no data | + |
| G-SYNC support | no data | + |
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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 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 | 80−85
+90.5%
| 42
−90.5%
|
| 1440p | 55−60
+77.4%
| 31
−77.4%
|
| 4K | 50−55
+78.6%
| 28
−78.6%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.58 | 18.57 |
| Recency | 10 August 2021 | 17 December 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 30 Watt |
The RTX A2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX A2000 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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