GeForce RTX 4050 vs RTX 2060 Super

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 Super and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2060 Super
2019
8 GB GDDR6, 175 Watt
42.87
+14.3%

RTX 2060 Super outperforms RTX 4050 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking90124
Place by popularity1744
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.03no data
Power efficiency16.7925.71
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date9 July 2019 (5 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 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 cores21762560
Core clock speed1470 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed1650 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate224.4211.2
Floating-point processing power7.181 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs13680
Tensor Cores272120
Ray Tracing Cores3418

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

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.

RTX 2060 Super 42.87
+14.3%
RTX 4050 37.50

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.

RTX 2060 Super 16519
+14.3%
RTX 4050 14451

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 HD117
+17%
100−110
−17%
1440p67
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
4K42
+20%
35−40
−20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.41no data
1440p5.96no data
4K9.50no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 88
+17.3%
75−80
−17.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 101
+18.8%
85−90
−18.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 81
+15.7%
70−75
−15.7%
Battlefield 5 163
+16.4%
140−150
−16.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 102
+20%
85−90
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 79
+21.5%
65−70
−21.5%
Far Cry 5 130
+18.2%
110−120
−18.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 299
+15%
260−270
−15%
Hitman 3 94
+17.5%
80−85
−17.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 298
+14.6%
260−270
−14.6%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 122
+22%
100−105
−22%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 205
+20.6%
170−180
−20.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 229
+14.5%
200−210
−14.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 147
+22.5%
120−130
−22.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 68
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Battlefield 5 150
+15.4%
130−140
−15.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95
+18.8%
80−85
−18.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Far Cry 5 108
+20%
90−95
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 106
+17.8%
90−95
−17.8%
Forza Horizon 4 271
+17.8%
230−240
−17.8%
Hitman 3 98
+15.3%
85−90
−15.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
+17.2%
250−260
−17.2%
Metro Exodus 144
+20%
120−130
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+18.8%
80−85
−18.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 184
+15%
160−170
−15%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+17.3%
75−80
−17.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 216
+20%
180−190
−20%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 61
+22%
50−55
−22%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+22%
50−55
−22%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 71
+18.3%
60−65
−18.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 62
+24%
50−55
−24%
Far Cry 5 74
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%
Forza Horizon 4 120
+20%
100−105
−20%
Hitman 3 84
+20%
70−75
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 131
+19.1%
110−120
−19.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 156
+20%
130−140
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+21.4%
70−75
−21.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+18%
50−55
−18%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 114
+20%
95−100
−20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 96
+20%
80−85
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 74
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 52
+15.6%
45−50
−15.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 53
+17.8%
45−50
−17.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 57
+26.7%
45−50
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 259
+17.7%
220−230
−17.7%
Hitman 3 58
+16%
50−55
−16%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+16.5%
85−90
−16.5%
Metro Exodus 87
+16%
75−80
−16%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 114
+20%
95−100
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 212
+17.8%
180−190
−17.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 82
+17.1%
70−75
−17.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+17.1%
35−40
−17.1%
Hitman 3 39
+30%
30−33
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 105
+16.7%
90−95
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 64
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+18%
50−55
−18%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 29
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30
+25%
24−27
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 19
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Far Cry 5 30
+25%
24−27
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+21.8%
55−60
−21.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 65
+18.2%
55−60
−18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+19%
21−24
−19%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 42
+20%
35−40
−20%

This is how RTX 2060 Super and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2060 Super is 17% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 22% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2060 Super is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.87 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 2060 Super has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2060 Super is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.


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