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
29.12
+81%

Vega Frontier Edition outperforms RTX 2050 Mobile by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Vega Frontier Edition Vega Frontier Edition
RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 2050

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking169311
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.14no data
Power efficiency7.7228.42
ArchitectureGCN 5.0 (2017−2020)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameVega 10GA107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date27 June 2017 (7 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 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

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

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, 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 compatibility

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 HD75−80
+78.6%
42
−78.6%
1440p55−60
+71.9%
32
−71.9%
4K50−55
+78.6%
28
−78.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p13.32no data
1440p18.16no data
4K19.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 49
+0%
49
+0%
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%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30
+0%
30
+0%
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%
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 Preset

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%
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 Preset

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

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 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+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 Preset

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 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

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 79% faster in 1080p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 72% faster in 1440p
  • Vega Frontier Edition is 79% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 29.12 16.09
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 81% 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 card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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