GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Radeon RX 6900

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Radeon RX 6400 Radeon RX 6500 XT Radeon RX 6600 Radeon RX 6600 XT Radeon RX 6650 XT Radeon RX 6700 XT Radeon RX 6750 XT Radeon RX 6800 XT Radeon RX 6900 Radeon RX 6900 XT Radeon RX 6900 XTX Radeon RX 6950 XT
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RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 4050 Max-Q RTX 4050 Mobile RTX 4060 Max-Q RTX 4060 Mobile RTX 4060 Ti Mobile RTX 4070 Max-Q RTX 4070 Mobile RTX 4080 Mobile RTX 4090 Max-Q RTX 4090 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 6900 with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RX 6900
2020
16 GB GDDR6, 255 Watt
69.45
+85.6%

RX 6900 outperforms RTX 4050 Mobile by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 6900 RX 6900
RTX 4050 Mobile RTX 4050 Mobile

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking23122
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency18.9852.17
ArchitectureRDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameNavi 21AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date28 October 2020 (4 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 cores46082560
Core clock speedno data1455 MHz
Boost clock speed2105 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors23,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology7 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)255 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate606.2140.4
Floating-point processing power19.4 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs28880
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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed16 GB/s16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth512.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
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 6900 69.45
+85.6%
RTX 4050 Mobile 37.42

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 6900 26791
+85.6%
RTX 4050 Mobile 14436

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 HD170−180
+77.1%
96
−77.1%
1440p85−90
+77.1%
48
−77.1%
4K55−60
+71.9%
32
−71.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
+0%
103
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 117
+0%
117
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+0%
83
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+0%
92
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+0%
71
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 168
+0%
168
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+0%
70
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 65
+0%
65
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 145
+0%
145
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80
+0%
80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 52
+0%
52
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+0%
36
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+0%
84
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+0%
59
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+0%
47
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 53
+0%
53
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+0%
26
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how RX 6900 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RX 6900 is 77% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6900 is 77% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6900 is 72% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 69.45 37.42
Recency 28 October 2020 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 255 Watt 50 Watt

RX 6900 has a 85.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 410% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6900 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 6900 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4050 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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Community ratings

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