GeForce RTX 4050 vs GTX 960M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 960M with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

GTX 960M
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
8.76

RTX 4050 outperforms GTX 960M by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking492124
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency8.0125.71
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGM107AD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 March 2015 (9 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 speed1096 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed1176 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors1,870 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate47.04211.2
Floating-point processing power1.505 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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
VGA аnalog display support+no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support+no data
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
BatteryBoost+-
Ansel+no data

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
OpenGL4.54.6
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 960M 8.76
RTX 4050 37.50
+328%

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 960M 3375
RTX 4050 14451
+328%

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:

900p95
−321%
400−450
+321%
Full HD34
−312%
140−150
+312%
1440p15
−300%
60−65
+300%
4K14
−293%
55−60
+293%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
−300%
100−105
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Battlefield 5 30
−300%
120−130
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Far Cry 5 28
−293%
110−120
+293%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
−319%
130−140
+319%
Forza Horizon 4 84
−317%
350−400
+317%
Hitman 3 16−18
−312%
70−75
+312%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−320%
210−220
+320%
Metro Exodus 31
−319%
130−140
+319%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 48
−317%
200−210
+317%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−324%
250−260
+324%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
−319%
130−140
+319%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Battlefield 5 23
−313%
95−100
+313%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Far Cry 5 24
−317%
100−105
+317%
Far Cry New Dawn 23
−313%
95−100
+313%
Forza Horizon 4 71
−323%
300−310
+323%
Hitman 3 16−18
−312%
70−75
+312%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−320%
210−220
+320%
Metro Exodus 26
−323%
110−120
+323%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
−311%
300−310
+311%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−324%
250−260
+324%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
−309%
45−50
+309%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−323%
55−60
+323%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−293%
55−60
+293%
Far Cry 5 18
−317%
75−80
+317%
Forza Horizon 4 25
−300%
100−105
+300%
Hitman 3 16−18
−312%
70−75
+312%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−320%
210−220
+320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−314%
120−130
+314%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
−293%
55−60
+293%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−324%
250−260
+324%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14
−293%
55−60
+293%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
−300%
60−65
+300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−275%
30−33
+275%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry 5 10
−300%
40−45
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 45
−322%
190−200
+322%
Hitman 3 12−14
−317%
50−55
+317%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−317%
75−80
+317%
Metro Exodus 15
−300%
60−65
+300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−300%
40−45
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−311%
230−240
+311%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−300%
60−65
+300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6
−300%
24−27
+300%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
−286%
27−30
+286%
Hitman 3 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−300%
140−150
+300%
Metro Exodus 8
−275%
30−33
+275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
−300%
40−45
+300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Far Cry 5 4
−300%
16−18
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−309%
45−50
+309%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−300%
12−14
+300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−289%
35−40
+289%

This is how GTX 960M and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 is 321% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4050 is 312% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 is 300% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 is 293% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.76 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 960M has 33.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 328.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 50% 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 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 960M 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.

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