GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs Radeon Vega Frontier Edition

Place in the ranking	156	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	54
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.14	no data
Power efficiency	7.75	51.50
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Vega 10	AD107
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	27 June 2017 (7 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	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	4096	2560
Core clock speed	1382 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	1600 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	409.6	140.4
Floating-point processing power	13.11 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	256	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	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no 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 type	HBM2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	945 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	483.8 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
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	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.125	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.

Vega Frontier Edition 33.85

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.49
+10.8%

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.

Vega Frontier Edition 13039

RTX 4050 Mobile 14439
+10.7%

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	85−90 −11.8%	95 +11.8%
1440p	40−45 −20%	48 +20%
4K	27−30 −14.8%	31 +14.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	11.75	no data
1440p	24.98	no data
4K	37.00	no data

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 Vega Frontier Edition and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 12% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 20% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 15% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.85	37.49
Recency	27 June 2017	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	300 Watt	50 Watt

Vega Frontier Edition has a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 10.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 500% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Vega Frontier Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Vega Frontier Edition is a workstation 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.