GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs 7200 GS

Place in the ranking	1477	300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	17
Power efficiency	no data	28.67
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	G72	GA107
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 January 2006 (19 years ago)	17 December 2021 (3 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	no data	2048
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1185 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1477 MHz
Number of transistors	112 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	1.800	94.53
Floating-point processing power	no data	6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs	2	32
TMUs	4	64
Tensor Cores	no data	256
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	DDR2	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	334 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	5.344 GB/s	112.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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 DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video	1x 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 Ready

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	9.0c (9_3)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	3.0	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

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	-0−1	42
1440p	-0−1	33
4K	-0−1	25

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	49 +0%	49 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30 +0%	30 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	21 +0%	21 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	49 +0%	49 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	87 +0%	87 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	27 +0%	27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	15 +0%	15 +0%
Dota 2	85 +0%	85 +0%
Far Cry 5	70 +0%	70 +0%
Fortnite	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	63 +0%	63 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	69 +0%	69 +0%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Valorant	43 +0%	43 +0%
World of Tanks	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	13 +0%	13 +0%
Dota 2	110 +0%	110 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	56 +0%	56 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	33 +0%	33 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
World of Tanks	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	47 +0%	47 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Valorant	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Dota 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Fortnite	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.06	18.74
Recency	18 January 2006	17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	128 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	8 nm

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 31133.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7200 GS in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce 7200 GS is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2050 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.