GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs GTX 660 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 660 Ti with GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 660 Ti
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
11.47

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms GTX 660 Ti by a whopping 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking418123
Place by popularitynot in top-10054
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.19no data
Power efficiency5.2451.42
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK104AD107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date16 August 2012 (12 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299 no data

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 cores13442560
Core clock speed915 MHz1455 MHz
Boost clock speed980 MHz1755 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate109.8140.4
Floating-point processing power2.634 TFLOPS8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs2432
TMUs11280
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192-bit GDDR596 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth144.2 GB/s192.0 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
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 660 Ti 11.47
RTX 4050 Mobile 37.50
+227%

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.

GTX 660 Ti 4420
RTX 4050 Mobile 14451
+227%

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 660 Ti 8415
RTX 4050 Mobile 30465
+262%

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 660 Ti 23726
RTX 4050 Mobile 85660
+261%

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 660 Ti 5432
RTX 4050 Mobile 22400
+312%

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 660 Ti 37758
RTX 4050 Mobile 134084
+255%

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 HD75
−26.7%
95
+26.7%
1440p14−16
−243%
48
+243%
4K9−10
−244%
31
+244%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.99no data
1440p21.36no data
4K33.22no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−472%
103
+472%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−207%
80−85
+207%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−550%
117
+550%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−250%
120−130
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−243%
75−80
+243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−361%
83
+361%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−203%
95−100
+203%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−151%
190−200
+151%
Hitman 3 21−24
−277%
80−85
+277%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−167%
160−170
+167%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−238%
120−130
+238%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−286%
140−150
+286%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−88.2%
120−130
+88.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−207%
80−85
+207%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−411%
92
+411%
Battlefield 5 35−40
−250%
120−130
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−243%
75−80
+243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−294%
71
+294%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
−203%
95−100
+203%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−151%
190−200
+151%
Hitman 3 21−24
−277%
80−85
+277%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−167%
160−170
+167%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−238%
120−130
+238%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−354%
168
+354%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−179%
80−85
+179%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
−88.2%
120−130
+88.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−207%
80−85
+207%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−289%
70
+289%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
−243%
75−80
+243%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−261%
65
+261%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−215%
85−90
+215%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−151%
190−200
+151%
Hitman 3 21−24
−277%
80−85
+277%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60−65
−167%
160−170
+167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
−292%
145
+292%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−176%
80
+176%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+30.8%
52
−30.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
−184%
90−95
+184%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−241%
75−80
+241%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−233%
60−65
+233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
−282%
40−45
+282%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−438%
40−45
+438%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−283%
45−50
+283%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−500%
36
+500%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−246%
45−50
+246%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−307%
220−230
+307%
Hitman 3 14−16
−264%
50−55
+264%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−270%
85−90
+270%
Metro Exodus 18−20
−306%
70−75
+306%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−394%
84
+394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−436%
59
+436%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70−75
−167%
190−200
+167%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−253%
65−70
+253%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−255%
35−40
+255%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−313%
30−35
+313%
Hitman 3 7−8
−357%
30−35
+357%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−242%
180−190
+242%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−400%
50−55
+400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−422%
47
+422%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−271%
24−27
+271%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−380%
24−27
+380%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−400%
24−27
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−283%
21−24
+283%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−260%
50−55
+260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−489%
53
+489%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−550%
26
+550%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−218%
35−40
+218%

This is how GTX 660 Ti and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 27% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 243% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 244% faster in 4K

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 660 Ti is 31% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 1700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 660 Ti is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.47 37.50
Recency 16 August 2012 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 50 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 226.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4050 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.

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