GeForce RTX 4050 vs Radeon RX 5300M

Place in the ranking	393	123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Power efficiency	10.44	25.88
Architecture	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Navi 14	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	13 November 2019 (5 years ago)	2023 (2 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	1408	2560
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	1445 MHz	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	6,400 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	127.2	211.2
Floating-point processing power	4.069 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	32
TMUs	88	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 12-pin

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	3 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	96 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	168.0 GB/s	216.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	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 5300M 12.87

RTX 4050 37.52
+192%

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.

RX 5300M 4947

RTX 4050 14420
+191%

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

−179%

170−180
+179%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	66 −188%	190−200 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	150−160 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −179%	95−100 +179%
Metro Exodus	69 −190%	200−210 +190%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 −182%	200−210 +182%
Valorant	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 −186%	120−130 +186%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Dota 2	76 −189%	220−230 +189%
Far Cry 5	35 −186%	100−105 +186%
Fortnite	70−75 −188%	210−220 +188%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	150−160 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −179%	95−100 +179%
Grand Theft Auto V	64 −181%	180−190 +181%
Metro Exodus	46 −183%	130−140 +183%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 −184%	270−280 +184%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16 −181%	45−50 +181%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −182%	110−120 +182%
Valorant	43 −179%	120−130 +179%
World of Tanks	170−180 −187%	500−550 +187%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	49 −186%	140−150 +186%
Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −173%	60−65 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 −180%	70−75 +180%
Dota 2	95 −184%	270−280 +184%
Far Cry 5	45−50 −186%	140−150 +186%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −188%	150−160 +188%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 −179%	95−100 +179%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	95−100 −184%	270−280 +184%
Valorant	50−55 −175%	140−150 +175%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −189%	55−60 +189%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	85−90 −181%	250−260 +181%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
World of Tanks	90−95 −186%	260−270 +186%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −190%	90−95 +190%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Far Cry 5	30−33 −183%	85−90 +183%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −190%	90−95 +190%
Forza Horizon 5	20−22 −175%	55−60 +175%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −178%	75−80 +178%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Valorant	30−35 −181%	90−95 +181%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Dota 2	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −189%	110−120 +189%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −150%	30−33 +150%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Dota 2	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −181%	45−50 +181%
Fortnite	14−16 −186%	40−45 +186%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 −170%	27−30 +170%
Valorant	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%

This is how RX 5300M and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 is 179% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.87	37.52
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	100 Watt

RX 5300M has 17.6% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 191.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5300M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 5300M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

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