GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 470 Mobile

Place in the ranking	306	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.18	no data
Power efficiency	14.79	51.75
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Ellesmere	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 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.

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	2048	2560
Core clock speed	926 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	1074 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	137.5	140.4
Floating-point processing power	4.399 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	128	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	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	large	large
Interface	MXM-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 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

No outputs

Portable 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.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
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 HD	45−50 −111%	95 +111%
1440p	21−24 −124%	47 +124%
4K	14−16 −121%	31 +121%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	12.22	no data
1440p	26.19	no data
4K	39.29	no 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.

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