GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Radeon R9 380X

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MX570 MX570 A RTX 2050 Max-Q RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 3050 Max-Q RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Max-Q Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Mobile RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 4 GB RTX 3050 Mobile Refresh 6 GB RTX 3050 Ti Max-Q

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 380X with GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

R9 380X
2015
4 GB GDDR5, 190 Watt
16.01

RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms R9 380X by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

R9 380X R9 380X
RTX 2050 Mobile RTX 2050

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking348308
Place by popularitynot in top-10029
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.13no data
Power efficiency5.7828.52
ArchitectureGCN 3.0 (2014−2019)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameAntiguaGA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date19 November 2015 (9 years ago)17 December 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores20482048
Compute units32no data
Core clock speedno data1185 MHz
Boost clock speed970 MHz1477 MHz
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt45 Watt
Texture fill rate124.294.53
Floating-point processing power3.973 TFLOPS6.05 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12864
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length221 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors​2 x 6-pinno data
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
High bandwidth memory (HBM)-no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed970 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth182.4 GB/s112.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a
Eyefinity+-
Number of Eyefinity displays6no data
HDMI++
DisplayPort support+-
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
ZeroCore+-
VCE+-
DDMA audio+no data
VR Readyno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

R9 380X 16.01
RTX 2050 Mobile 18.72
+16.9%

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.

R9 380X 9510
+6.1%
RTX 2050 Mobile 8965

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 HD35−40
−17.1%
41
+17.1%
1440p27−30
−25.9%
34
+25.9%
4K21−24
−23.8%
26
+23.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.54no data
1440p8.48no data
4K10.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 36
+0%
36
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 49
+0%
49
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 42
+0%
42
+0%
Far Cry 5 59
+0%
59
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 30
+0%
30
+0%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27
+0%
27
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 29
+0%
29
+0%
Dota 2 118
+0%
118
+0%
Far Cry 5 53
+0%
53
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 68
+0%
68
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 58
+0%
58
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 25
+0%
25
+0%
Dota 2 110
+0%
110
+0%
Far Cry 5 49
+0%
49
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 33
+0%
33
+0%
Valorant 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+0%
37
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Valorant 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 37
+0%
37
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Dota 2 34
+0%
34
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how R9 380X and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 17% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 26% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2050 Mobile is 24% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 16.01 18.72
Recency 19 November 2015 17 December 2021
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 45 Watt

RTX 2050 Mobile has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 322.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 380X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 380X is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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