GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs 9800M GTX

Place in the ranking	1069	124
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Power efficiency	1.08	51.63
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G92	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 July 2008 (16 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328.50	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	112	2560
CUDA cores per GPU	112	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	28.00	140.4
Floating-point processing power	0.28 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	420	no data
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	56	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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	51.2 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

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	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.

9800M GTX 1.18

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.50
+3078%

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.

9800M GTX 454

RTX 4050 Mobile 14418
+3076%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

9800M GTX 4825

RTX 4050 Mobile 85660
+1675%

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	2−3 −4650%	95 +4650%
1440p	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%
4K	0−1	31

Cost per frame, $

1080p	164.25	no data
1440p	328.50	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −778%	79 +778%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −3333%	103 +3333%
Elden Ring	0−1	117

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −10100%	100−110 +10100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −644%	67 +644%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1267%	41 +1267%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −2450%	204 +2450%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1133%	70−75 +1133%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −10100%	100−110 +10100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −556%	59 +556%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1100%	36 +1100%
Dota 2	0−1	140
Elden Ring	0−1	128
Far Cry 5	10−11 −870%	97 +870%
Fortnite	5−6 −3220%	160−170 +3220%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −2000%	168 +2000%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 −12500%	126 +12500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1415%	190−200 +1415%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1133%	70−75 +1133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1786%	130−140 +1786%
World of Tanks	24−27 −973%	270−280 +973%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −10100%	100−110 +10100%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −378%	43 +378%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1000%	33 +1000%
Dota 2	0−1	162
Far Cry 5	10−11 −850%	95−100 +850%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −1713%	145 +1713%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1415%	190−200 +1415%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2400%	170−180 +2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	35−40
World of Tanks	6−7 −3867%	230−240 +3867%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −178%	25 +178%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −800%	18 +800%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −2320%	120−130 +2320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −2850%	59 +2850%
Valorant	6−7 −1433%	92 +1433%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −327%	64 +327%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −327%	64 +327%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	3−4 −3900%	120−130 +3900%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	24−27
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −327%	64 +327%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −4200%	40−45 +4200%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −800%	9 +800%
Dota 2	14−16 −667%	115 +667%
Far Cry 5	0−1	55−60
Valorant	1−2 −5900%	60−65 +5900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Metro Exodus	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Valorant	185 +0%	185 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Metro Exodus	32 +0%	32 +0%
Valorant	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Valorant

138

+0%

138

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	58 +0%	58 +0%
Elden Ring	56 +0%	56 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	58 +0%	58 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	84 +0%	84 +0%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8 +0%	8 +0%
Elden Ring	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	45 +0%	45 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Fortnite	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	53 +0%	53 +0%

This is how 9800M GTX and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 4650% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 4600% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 12500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 39 tests (70%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (30%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.18	37.50
Recency	15 July 2008	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	50 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 3078% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTX in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.