GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile vs MX230

Place in the ranking	640	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	44
Power efficiency	33.11	52.15
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GP108	AD107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 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 cores	256	2560
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	1455 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	1755 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.31	140.4
Floating-point processing power	0.81 TFLOPS	8.986 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	32
TMUs	16	80
Tensor Cores	no data	80
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	20

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	medium sized	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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
Memory bus width	64 Bit	96 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	16000 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	192.0 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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	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.

GeForce MX230 4.75

RTX 4050 Mobile 37.41
+688%

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.

GeForce MX230 1834

RTX 4050 Mobile 14431
+687%

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.

GeForce MX230 3364

RTX 4050 Mobile 30465
+806%

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.

GeForce MX230 2468

RTX 4050 Mobile 22400
+808%

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.

GeForce MX230 15797

RTX 4050 Mobile 134084
+749%

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.

GeForce MX230 183041

RTX 4050 Mobile 552112
+202%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX230 748

RTX 4050 Mobile 8331
+1014%

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 HD	20 −380%	96 +380%
1440p	6−7 −700%	48 +700%
4K	4−5 −700%	32 +700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−1188%

103
+1188%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −538%	80−85 +538%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −2240%	117 +2240%
Battlefield 5	19 −563%	120−130 +563%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 −464%	75−80 +464%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −938%	83 +938%
Far Cry 5	14 −507%	85−90 +507%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −471%	95−100 +471%
Forza Horizon 4	59 −224%	190−200 +224%
Hitman 3	10−11 −730%	80−85 +730%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −426%	160−170 +426%
Metro Exodus	18 −594%	120−130 +594%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −600%	90−95 +600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 −522%	140−150 +522%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −184%	120−130 +184%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 −419%	80−85 +419%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1740%	92 +1740%
Battlefield 5	13 −869%	120−130 +869%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13 −508%	75−80 +508%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −788%	71 +788%
Far Cry 5	12 −608%	85−90 +608%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −708%	95−100 +708%
Forza Horizon 4	53 −260%	190−200 +260%
Hitman 3	10−11 −730%	80−85 +730%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −426%	160−170 +426%
Metro Exodus	13 −862%	120−130 +862%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −600%	90−95 +600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −888%	168 +888%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −376%	80−85 +376%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −184%	120−130 +184%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6 −1283%	80−85 +1283%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1300%	70 +1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 −778%	75−80 +778%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −713%	65 +713%
Far Cry 5	7 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −1492%	190−200 +1492%
Hitman 3	10−11 −730%	80−85 +730%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −426%	160−170 +426%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −753%	145 +753%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −789%	80 +789%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −15.6%	52 +15.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−600%

90−95
+600%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −733%	75−80 +733%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −757%	60−65 +757%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −950%	40−45 +950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −1050%	45−50 +1050%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1700%	36 +1700%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −800%	45−50 +800%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −2100%	220−230 +2100%
Hitman 3	9−10 −467%	50−55 +467%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −673%	85−90 +673%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −3550%	70−75 +3550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1375%	59 +1375%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −540%	190−200 +540%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−644%

65−70
+644%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1200%	35−40 +1200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −1000%	30−35 +1000%
Hitman 3	1−2 −3100%	30−35 +3100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −3520%	180−190 +3520%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −4900%	50−55 +4900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −767%	24−27 +767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −1100%	24−27 +1100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −1150%	24−27 +1150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	18
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1050%	21−24 +1050%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −2500%	26 +2500%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−600%

35−40
+600%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	84 +0%	84 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

+0%

This is how GeForce MX230 and RTX 4050 Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is 380% faster in 1080p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 700% faster in 1440p
RTX 4050 Mobile is 700% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4050 Mobile is 4900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 4050 Mobile is ahead in 68 tests (96%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.75	37.41
Recency	21 February 2019	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt

GeForce MX230 has 400% lower power consumption.

RTX 4050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 687.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX230 in performance tests.

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