GeForce RTX 4090 vs GTX 1050 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.

GTX 1050 Mobile
2017
4000 MB GDDR5, 75 Watt
11.62

RTX 4090 outperforms GTX 1050 Mobile by a whopping 761% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4061
Place by popularity945
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.80
Power efficiency11.0715.87
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGP107BAD102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores64016384
Core clock speed1354 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speed1493 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors3,300 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt450 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate59.721,290
Floating-point processing power1.911 TFLOPS82.58 TFLOPS
ROPs16176
TMUs40512
Tensor Coresno data512
Ray Tracing Coresno data128

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 x16
Lengthno data304 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4000 MB24 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth112 GB/s1.01 TB/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 Model6.46.8
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 11.62
RTX 4090 100.00
+761%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1050 Mobile 7693
RTX 4090 104598
+1260%

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.

GTX 1050 Mobile 26560
RTX 4090 137609
+418%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1050 Mobile 6068
RTX 4090 73447
+1110%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Mobile 38042
RTX 4090 260357
+584%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1050 Mobile 287287
RTX 4090 771257
+168%

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
−722%
600−650
+722%
Full HD46
−483%
268
+483%
1440p24
−758%
206
+758%
4K15
−867%
145
+867%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 37
−535%
235
+535%
Battlefield 5 51
−378%
240−250
+378%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40
−200%
120−130
+200%
Far Cry 5 39
−203%
110−120
+203%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
−429%
200−210
+429%
Forza Horizon 4 55
−429%
290−300
+429%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27
−359%
120−130
+359%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
−1300%
450−500
+1300%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−577%
200−210
+577%
Battlefield 5 44
−455%
240−250
+455%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 33
−264%
120−130
+264%
Far Cry 5 36
−228%
110−120
+228%
Far Cry New Dawn 37
−443%
200−210
+443%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−460%
290−300
+460%
Metro Exodus 19
−716%
150−160
+716%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−786%
120−130
+786%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 29
−1790%
548
+1790%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
−518%
240−250
+518%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
−894%
179
+894%
Battlefield 5 37
−711%
300−310
+711%
Far Cry 5 33
−258%
110−120
+258%
Far Cry New Dawn 33
−748%
280−290
+748%
Forza Horizon 4 37
−686%
290−300
+686%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 22
−1286%
305
+1286%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−733%
150−160
+733%
Metro Exodus 11
−718%
90−95
+718%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−742%
160−170
+742%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
−724%
140−150
+724%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
−1092%
155
+1092%
Battlefield 5 26
−746%
220−230
+746%
Far Cry 5 21
−300%
80−85
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 24
−733%
200−210
+733%
Forza Horizon 4 26
−942%
270−280
+942%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−750%
85−90
+750%
Metro Exodus 7
−1929%
140−150
+1929%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−718%
90−95
+718%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−713%
65−70
+713%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−2710%
281
+2710%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7
−1614%
120
+1614%
Battlefield 5 13
−746%
110−120
+746%
Far Cry 5 11
−355%
50−55
+355%
Far Cry New Dawn 11
−718%
90−95
+718%
Forza Horizon 4 15
−1607%
250−260
+1607%

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 225
+0%
225
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 287
+0%
287
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 222
+0%
222
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 248
+0%
248
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 214
+0%
214
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 220
+0%
220
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 210
+0%
210
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 394
+0%
394
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 541
+0%
541
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 153
+0%
153
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 183
+0%
183
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 154
+0%
154
+0%
Hitman 3 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 388
+0%
388
+0%
Metro Exodus 152
+0%
152
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 504
+0%
504
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 268
+0%
268
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+0%
105
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120
+0%
120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
+0%
80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 282
+0%
282
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 117
+0%
117
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

This is how GTX 1050 Mobile and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is 722% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4090 is 483% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 is 758% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 is 867% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 2710% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 is ahead in 30 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 42 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 100.00
Recency 3 January 2017 20 September 2022
Maximum RAM amount 4000 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 450 Watt

GTX 1050 Mobile has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 760.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 514.4% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 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 4090 is a desktop one.


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