L4 vs GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile with L4, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4050 Mobile
2023
6 GB GDDR6, 50 Watt
37.50
+25.5%

RTX 4050 Mobile outperforms L4 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking123190
Place by popularity54not in top-100
Power efficiency51.4228.46
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD107AD104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)21 March 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 cores25607424
Core clock speed1455 MHz795 MHz
Boost clock speed1755 MHz2040 MHz
Number of transistorsno data35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt72 Watt
Texture fill rate140.4489.6
Floating-point processing power8.986 TFLOPS30.29 TFLOPS
ROPs3280
TMUs80240
Tensor Cores80240
Ray Tracing Cores2060

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 x16
Lengthno data169 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount6 GB24 GB
Memory bus width96 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed16000 GB/s1563 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/s300.1 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.76.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

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 4050 Mobile 37.50
+25.5%
L4 29.89

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 4050 Mobile 14451
+25.5%
L4 11518

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 HD95
+26.7%
75−80
−26.7%
1440p48
+37.1%
35−40
−37.1%
4K31
+29.2%
24−27
−29.2%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 103
+28.8%
80−85
−28.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 117
+30%
90−95
−30%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+26%
100−105
−26%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 83
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+29.3%
75−80
−29.3%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+27.3%
150−160
−27.3%
Hitman 3 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+35.8%
120−130
−35.8%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+31.6%
95−100
−31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+30%
110−120
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+28%
100−105
−28%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 92
+31.4%
70−75
−31.4%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+26%
100−105
−26%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 71
+29.1%
55−60
−29.1%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+29.3%
75−80
−29.3%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+27.3%
150−160
−27.3%
Hitman 3 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+35.8%
120−130
−35.8%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+31.6%
95−100
−31.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 168
+29.2%
130−140
−29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+35%
60−65
−35%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+28%
100−105
−28%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70
+27.3%
55−60
−27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 75−80
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 65
+30%
50−55
−30%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+27.3%
150−160
−27.3%
Hitman 3 80−85
+27.7%
65−70
−27.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+35.8%
120−130
−35.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 145
+31.8%
110−120
−31.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80
+33.3%
60−65
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 52
+30%
40−45
−30%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+30%
70−75
−30%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+40%
30−33
−40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+43.3%
30−33
−43.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+31.4%
35−40
−31.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+33.3%
27−30
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+28.6%
35−40
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+29.4%
170−180
−29.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
+27.5%
40−45
−27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+30.8%
65−70
−30.8%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+32.7%
55−60
−32.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 84
+29.2%
65−70
−29.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+31.1%
45−50
−31.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+28%
150−160
−28%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+34%
50−55
−34%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+30%
30−33
−30%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+37.5%
24−27
−37.5%
Hitman 3 30−35
+33.3%
24−27
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+29.3%
140−150
−29.3%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+42.9%
35−40
−42.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47
+34.3%
35−40
−34.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+38.9%
18−20
−38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+27.8%
18−20
−27.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+35%
40−45
−35%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 53
+32.5%
40−45
−32.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
+44.4%
18−20
−44.4%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+29.6%
27−30
−29.6%

This is how RTX 4050 Mobile and L4 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 27% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 37% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4050 Mobile is 29% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.50 29.89
Recency 3 January 2023 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 72 Watt

RTX 4050 Mobile has a 25.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 44% lower power consumption.

L4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the L4 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is a notebook card while L4 is a workstation one.


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