GeForce RTX 4050 vs RTX 2080

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 4050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 2080
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 215 Watt
48.71
+30.3%

RTX 2080 outperforms RTX 4050 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking64120
Place by popularitynot in top-10036
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.81no data
Power efficiency16.3526.98
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU104AD107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date20 September 2018 (6 years ago)2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 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 cores29442560
Core clock speed1515 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed1710 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)215 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate314.6211.2
Floating-point processing power10.07 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs18480
Tensor Cores368120
Ray Tracing Cores4618

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
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 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 HDMI, 3x 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 2080 48.71
+30.3%
RTX 4050 37.39

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 2080 18794
+30.3%
RTX 4050 14429

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 HD142
+42%
100−110
−42%
1440p98
+30.7%
75−80
−30.7%
4K74
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+30.7%
75−80
−30.7%
Battlefield 5 194
+38.6%
140−150
−38.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+32%
100−105
−32%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%
Far Cry 5 127
+33.7%
95−100
−33.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+37.5%
120−130
−37.5%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+31%
200−210
−31%
Hitman 3 135
+35%
100−105
−35%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+31.5%
200−210
−31.5%
Metro Exodus 144
+30.9%
110−120
−30.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+36.3%
80−85
−36.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+34.4%
160−170
−34.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+33.2%
190−200
−33.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+39.1%
110−120
−39.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+38.3%
60−65
−38.3%
Battlefield 5 182
+40%
130−140
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
+37.6%
85−90
−37.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%
Far Cry 5 102
+36%
75−80
−36%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+32.6%
95−100
−32.6%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+35%
180−190
−35%
Hitman 3 131
+31%
100−105
−31%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
+33.7%
190−200
−33.7%
Metro Exodus 144
+30.9%
110−120
−30.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+37.6%
85−90
−37.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+33.6%
140−150
−33.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+34.7%
75−80
−34.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+35%
180−190
−35%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+36%
50−55
−36%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+38.5%
65−70
−38.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%
Far Cry 5 81
+35%
60−65
−35%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+32%
100−105
−32%
Hitman 3 115
+35.3%
85−90
−35.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+33.6%
140−150
−33.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+32.5%
80−85
−32.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+32%
75−80
−32%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+36.7%
90−95
−36.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+35.4%
65−70
−35.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+45%
40−45
−45%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+38%
50−55
−38%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Far Cry 5 70
+40%
50−55
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+32.5%
160−170
−32.5%
Hitman 3 80
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+35.8%
95−100
−35.8%
Metro Exodus 89
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+30.5%
95−100
−30.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+40%
55−60
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+32.8%
180−190
−32.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+32%
50−55
−32%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
Hitman 3 48
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+37.6%
85−90
−37.6%
Metro Exodus 82
+36.7%
60−65
−36.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+38.2%
55−60
−38.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+36.7%
30−33
−36.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+35.7%
14−16
−35.7%
Far Cry 5 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+35%
60−65
−35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+40%
50−55
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+45.8%
24−27
−45.8%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%

This is how RTX 2080 and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 42% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 31% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 35% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 48.71 37.39
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 215 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 2080 has a 30.3% 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 115% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.


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