GeForce RTX 4050 vs GTX 765M

Place in the ranking	621	125
Place by popularity	not in top-100	41
Power efficiency	4.78	25.84
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GK106	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	2023 (2 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 cores	768	2560
Core clock speed	850 MHz	2505 MHz
Boost clock speed	863 MHz	2640 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.23	211.2
Floating-point processing power	1.326 TFLOPS	13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	64	80
Tensor Cores	no data	120
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	18

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	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x8
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin
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	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64.0 GB/s	216.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP content protection	+	-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	+	-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	+	-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	+	-
Optimus	+	-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	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.

GTX 765M 5.21

RTX 4050 37.53
+620%

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 765M 2004

RTX 4050 14426
+620%

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:

900p	51 −586%	350−400 +586%
Full HD	39 −618%	280−290 +618%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Elden Ring	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −582%	150−160 +582%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −608%	85−90 +608%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Valorant	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Elden Ring	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −620%	180−190 +620%
Fortnite	30−35 −610%	220−230 +610%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −582%	150−160 +582%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −608%	85−90 +608%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −582%	300−310 +582%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18 −567%	120−130 +567%
Valorant	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
World of Tanks	107 −601%	750−800 +601%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −600%	70−75 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −620%	180−190 +620%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −582%	150−160 +582%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −582%	300−310 +582%
Valorant	12−14 −592%	90−95 +592%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Elden Ring	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −606%	240−250 +606%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
World of Tanks	35−40 −603%	260−270 +603%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −567%	60−65 +567%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −582%	75−80 +582%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −588%	55−60 +588%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Valorant	14−16 −614%	100−105 +614%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Elden Ring	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −600%	7−8 +600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −567%	100−105 +567%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −588%	110−120 +588%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Dota 2	16−18 −606%	120−130 +606%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −567%	40−45 +567%
Fortnite	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Valorant	5−6 −600%	35−40 +600%

This is how GTX 765M and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 is 586% faster in 900p
RTX 4050 is 618% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.21	37.53
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt

GTX 765M has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 620.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 765M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 765M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.

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