GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Vega Frontier Edition with GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

Vega Frontier Edition
2017
16 GB HBM2, 300 Watt
30.13
+77.8%

Frontier Edition outperforms RTX 2050 Mobile by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking206350
Place by popularitynot in top-10023
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.88no data
Power efficiency7.7829.18
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ampere (2020−2025)
GPU code nameVega 10GA107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (8 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores40962048
Core clock speed1382 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speed1600 MHz1477 MHz
Number of transistors12,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate409.694.53
Floating-point processing power13.11 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs25664
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32
L1 Cache1 MB2.5 MB
L2 Cache4 MB2 MB

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
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 typeHBM2GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2048 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed945 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth483.8 GB/s112.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.1.1251.3
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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 HD70−75
+66.7%
42
−66.7%
1440p55−60
+71.9%
32
−71.9%
4K45−50
+60.7%
28
−60.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p14.27no data
1440p18.16no data
4K22.20no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
+0%
42
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 62
+0%
62
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 35
+0%
35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
+0%
29
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
+0%
68
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 26
+0%
26
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how Vega Frontier Edition and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • Vega Frontier Edition is 67% faster in 1080p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 72% faster in 1440p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 61% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 30.13 16.95
Recency 27 June 2017 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 45 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 77.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 2050 Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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