GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs GTS 150M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 150M and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTS 150M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 45 Watt
1.27

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms GTS 150M by a whopping 1328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1040305
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Power efficiency2.0128.68
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameG94GA107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 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 cores642048
Core clock speed400 MHz1185 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1477 MHz
Number of transistors505 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology65 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate12.8094.53
Floating-point processing power0.128 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
Gigaflops192no data
ROPs1632
TMUs3264
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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth51 GB/s112.0 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 ConnectorsDisplayPortHDMIDual Link DVILVDSSingle Link DVIVGA1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support-+
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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 HD2−3
−1950%
41
+1950%
1440p2−3
−1550%
33
+1550%
4K1−2
−2400%
25
+2400%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−414%
36
+414%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1125%
49
+1125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−329%
30
+329%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21
+425%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−986%
76
+986%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−529%
40−45
+529%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−286%
27
+286%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−275%
15
+275%
Dota 2 1−2
−8400%
85
+8400%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−536%
70
+536%
Fortnite 5−6
−1900%
100−105
+1900%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−800%
63
+800%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2
−6800%
69
+6800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−814%
120−130
+814%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−529%
40−45
+529%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−729%
55−60
+729%
World of Tanks 27−30
−696%
220−230
+696%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5900%
60−65
+5900%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−371%
30−35
+371%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−225%
13
+225%
Dota 2 1−2
−10900%
110
+10900%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−473%
60−65
+473%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−700%
56
+700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−814%
120−130
+814%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2013%
160−170
+2013%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 16−18
World of Tanks 7−8
−1729%
120−130
+1729%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−400%
14−16
+400%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−880%
45−50
+880%
Forza Horizon 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−420%
24−27
+420%
Valorant 6−7
−700%
45−50
+700%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
−100%
30−35
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−1767%
55−60
+1767%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−113%
30−35
+113%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Dota 2 16−18
−113%
34
+113%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24−27
+2300%
Valorant 1−2
−2100%
21−24
+2100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Forza Horizon 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 87
+0%
87
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Valorant 43
+0%
43
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+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%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 47
+0%
47
+0%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+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%

This is how GTS 150M and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 1950% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 1550% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 2400% faster in 4K

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 10900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 42 tests (68%)
  • there's a draw in 20 tests (32%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.27 18.13
Recency 3 March 2009 17 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 8 nm

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 1327.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 712.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 150M in performance tests.

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