GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile and GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 470 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
18.23

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms RX 470 Mobile by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking306124
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.18no data
Power efficiency14.7951.75
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereAD107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 August 2016 (8 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20482560
Core clock speed926 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speed1074 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate137.5140.4
Floating-point processing power4.399 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizelargelarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-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.

RX 470 Mobile 18.23
RTX 4050 Mobile 37.52
+106%

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.

RX 470 Mobile 10715
RTX 4050 Mobile 22400
+109%

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 HD45−50
−111%
95
+111%
1440p21−24
−124%
47
+124%
4K14−16
−121%
31
+121%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.22no data
1440p26.19no data
4K39.29no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−147%
79
+147%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−186%
103
+186%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−75.9%
100−110
+75.9%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−122%
71
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−13.9%
41
+13.9%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−168%
204
+168%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−108%
102
+108%
Metro Exodus 50−55
−82%
90−95
+82%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−72.1%
70−75
+72.1%
Valorant 70−75
−150%
185
+150%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−75.9%
100−110
+75.9%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−84.4%
59
+84.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+0%
36
+0%
Dota 2 65−70
−115%
140
+115%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−54%
97
+54%
Fortnite 95−100
−69.4%
160−170
+69.4%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−121%
168
+121%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−95.9%
95−100
+95.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−93.8%
126
+93.8%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+56.3%
32
−56.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−57.6%
190−200
+57.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
−72.1%
70−75
+72.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
−132%
130−140
+132%
Valorant 70−75
−103%
150−160
+103%
World of Tanks 220−230
−26.8%
270−280
+26.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−75.9%
100−110
+75.9%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−59.4%
51
+59.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+9.1%
33
−9.1%
Dota 2 65−70
−149%
162
+149%
Far Cry 5 60−65
−50.8%
95−100
+50.8%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−90.8%
145
+90.8%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
−63.3%
80
+63.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 120−130
−57.6%
190−200
+57.6%
Valorant 70−75
−86.5%
138
+86.5%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 27−30
−107%
58
+107%
Grand Theft Auto V 27−30
−100%
58
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
−6.1%
170−180
+6.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−131%
35−40
+131%
World of Tanks 120−130
−91.2%
230−240
+91.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+6.9%
29
−6.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−28.6%
18
+28.6%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−152%
120−130
+152%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
−82.6%
84
+82.6%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
−114%
60−65
+114%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−100%
80−85
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−136%
59
+136%
Valorant 45−50
−100%
92
+100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+75%
8
−75%
Dota 2 30−35
−106%
64
+106%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
−106%
64
+106%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−246%
45
+246%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−124%
120−130
+124%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−106%
64
+106%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−139%
40−45
+139%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−171%
35−40
+171%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−80%
9
+80%
Dota 2 30−35
−271%
115
+271%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−139%
55−60
+139%
Fortnite 21−24
−148%
50−55
+148%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−96.3%
53
+96.3%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Valorant 21−24
−186%
60−65
+186%

This is how RX 470 Mobile and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 111% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 124% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 121% faster in 4K

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

  • in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 75% faster.
  • in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 271% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 470 Mobile is ahead in 4 tests (6%)
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.23 37.52
Recency 4 August 2016 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 50 Watt

RX 470 Mobile has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 105.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 470 Mobile in performance tests.


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