GeForce RTX 4050 vs GTX 1050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.62

RTX 4050 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking406121
Place by popularity9436
Power efficiency11.0726.72
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP107BAD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)2023 (1 year 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 cores6402560
Core clock speed1354 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.72211.2
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4080
Tensor Coresno data120
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s216.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI-+
HDCP2.2-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GPU Boost3.0no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.7
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA+8.9

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:

900p73
−215%
230−240
+215%
Full HD46
−204%
140−150
+204%
1440p24
−213%
75−80
+213%
4K15
−200%
45−50
+200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
Battlefield 5 51
−214%
160−170
+214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
−200%
120−130
+200%
Far Cry 5 39
−208%
120−130
+208%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−216%
120−130
+216%
Forza Horizon 4 55
−209%
170−180
+209%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−215%
85−90
+215%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−203%
100−105
+203%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−217%
95−100
+217%
Battlefield 5 44
−218%
140−150
+218%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−203%
100−105
+203%
Far Cry 5 36
−206%
110−120
+206%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−208%
160−170
+208%
Metro Exodus 19
−216%
60−65
+216%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−221%
45−50
+221%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−210%
90−95
+210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−208%
120−130
+208%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−206%
55−60
+206%
Battlefield 5 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
Far Cry 5 33
−203%
100−105
+203%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
−203%
100−105
+203%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−197%
110−120
+197%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−218%
70−75
+218%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−206%
55−60
+206%
Metro Exodus 11
−218%
35−40
+218%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−216%
60−65
+216%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−194%
50−55
+194%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
−208%
40−45
+208%
Battlefield 5 26
−208%
80−85
+208%
Far Cry 5 21
−210%
65−70
+210%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−213%
75−80
+213%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−208%
80−85
+208%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−200%
30−33
+200%
Metro Exodus 7
−200%
21−24
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−200%
24−27
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−200%
21−24
+200%
Battlefield 5 13
−208%
40−45
+208%
Far Cry 5 11
−218%
35−40
+218%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−218%
35−40
+218%
Forza Horizon 4 15
−200%
45−50
+200%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 is 215% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4050 is 204% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 is 213% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 37.41
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 221.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 53.6% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.


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