GeForce RTX 4050 vs RTX 3080 Ti Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile with GeForce RTX 4050, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
2022
16 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
50.83
+35.5%

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile outperforms RTX 4050 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking55124
Place by popularitynot in top-10044
Power efficiency30.3025.71
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA103SAD107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 January 2022 (2 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 cores74242560
Core clock speed810 MHz2505 MHz
Boost clock speed1260 MHz2640 MHz
Number of transistorsno data18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate292.3211.2
Floating-point processing power18.71 TFLOPS13.52 TFLOPS
ROPs9632
TMUs23280
Tensor Cores232120
Ray Tracing Cores5818

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 amount16 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth512.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.68.9

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 3080 Ti Mobile 50.83
+35.5%
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 3080 Ti Mobile 19585
+35.5%
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 HD142
+42%
100−110
−42%
1440p89
+36.9%
65−70
−36.9%
4K60
+50%
40−45
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 136
+36%
100−105
−36%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+38.6%
70−75
−38.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+38.8%
85−90
−38.8%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+47%
100−105
−47%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+37.8%
90−95
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+37.1%
70−75
−37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+40%
80−85
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+37.3%
150−160
−37.3%
Hitman 3 162
+47.3%
110−120
−47.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+42.3%
130−140
−42.3%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+39%
100−105
−39%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 170−180
+45.8%
120−130
−45.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+37%
100−105
−37%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+38.6%
70−75
−38.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+42.9%
70−75
−42.9%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+47%
100−105
−47%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 102
+36%
75−80
−36%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+37.1%
70−75
−37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+40%
80−85
−40%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+37.3%
150−160
−37.3%
Hitman 3 160
+45.5%
110−120
−45.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+42.3%
130−140
−42.3%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+39%
100−105
−39%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 229
+43.1%
160−170
−43.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+37%
100−105
−37%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 95−100
+38.6%
70−75
−38.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 87
+45%
60−65
−45%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90−95
+41.5%
65−70
−41.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 91
+40%
65−70
−40%
Far Cry 5 95−100
+37.1%
70−75
−37.1%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+37.3%
150−160
−37.3%
Hitman 3 143
+43%
100−105
−43%
Horizon Zero Dawn 194
+38.6%
140−150
−38.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200
+42.9%
140−150
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 118
+38.8%
85−90
−38.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 84
+40%
60−65
−40%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+36%
75−80
−36%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+40%
65−70
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
+42%
50−55
−42%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+40%
50−55
−40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 56
+40%
40−45
−40%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+37.2%
180−190
−37.2%
Hitman 3 107
+42.7%
75−80
−42.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 154
+40%
110−120
−40%
Metro Exodus 93
+43.1%
65−70
−43.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150
+36.4%
110−120
−36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 86
+43.3%
60−65
−43.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 210−220
+40%
150−160
−40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 80−85
+45.5%
55−60
−45.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+48.1%
27−30
−48.1%
Hitman 3 35−40
+40.7%
27−30
−40.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 216
+44%
150−160
−44%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+41.7%
60−65
−41.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 48
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
+47.6%
21−24
−47.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 28
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+46.7%
45−50
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 93
+43.1%
65−70
−43.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+40%
30−33
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti Mobile and RTX 4050 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 42% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 37% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 50.83 37.50
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 100 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has a 35.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4050, on the other hand, has a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 15% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4050 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4050 is a desktop one.


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