GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile vs Radeon R9 M365X
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 M365X and GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 2050 Mobile outperforms R9 M365X by a whopping 386% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 710 | 301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 29 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.64 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Tropo | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 5 May 2015 (9 years ago) | 17 December 2021 (3 years 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 cores | 640 | 2048 |
| Compute units | 10 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 94.53 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | 6.05 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| TMUs | 40 | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 256 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
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 size | medium sized | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 112.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | - | + |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| ZeroCore | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | Not Listed | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| Mantle | + | - |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
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 HD | 8−9
−425%
| 42
+425%
|
| 1440p | 6−7
−450%
| 33
+450%
|
| 4K | 5−6
−400%
| 25
+400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−300%
|
36
+300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−444%
|
49
+444%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−445%
|
60−65
+445%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−278%
|
34
+278%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−133%
|
21
+133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−347%
|
76
+347%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−717%
|
49
+717%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−238%
|
40−45
+238%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
−988%
|
87
+988%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−445%
|
60−65
+445%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−200%
|
27
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−66.7%
|
15
+66.7%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−608%
|
85
+608%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
−250%
|
70
+250%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
−355%
|
100−105
+355%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−271%
|
63
+271%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−733%
|
50−55
+733%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12−14
−475%
|
69
+475%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
−538%
|
50−55
+538%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−276%
|
120−130
+276%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−238%
|
40−45
+238%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−346%
|
55−60
+346%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
−438%
|
43
+438%
|
| World of Tanks | 65−70
−238%
|
220−230
+238%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−12
−445%
|
60−65
+445%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 9−10
−156%
|
23
+156%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
−44.4%
|
13
+44.4%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−817%
|
110
+817%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 20−22
−220%
|
60−65
+220%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−229%
|
56
+229%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 6−7
−450%
|
33
+450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−276%
|
120−130
+276%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
−850%
|
75−80
+850%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−1133%
|
37
+1133%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−1133%
|
37
+1133%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−333%
|
110−120
+333%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−467%
|
16−18
+467%
|
| World of Tanks | 27−30
−374%
|
120−130
+374%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−660%
|
35−40
+660%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
−275%
|
14−16
+275%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
−444%
|
45−50
+444%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−1075%
|
47
+1075%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
−500%
|
30−33
+500%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
−271%
|
24−27
+271%
|
| Valorant | 10−12
−336%
|
45−50
+336%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−100%
|
30−35
+100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−100%
|
30−35
+100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 14−16 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−409%
|
55−60
+409%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−500%
|
12−14
+500%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−100%
|
30−35
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−500%
|
18−20
+500%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−113%
|
34
+113%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−500%
|
24−27
+500%
|
| Fortnite | 3−4
−633%
|
21−24
+633%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−1300%
|
27−30
+1300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
−650%
|
14−16
+650%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−450%
|
21−24
+450%
|
This is how R9 M365X and RTX 2050 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 2050 Mobile is 425% faster in 1080p
- RTX 2050 Mobile is 450% faster in 1440p
- RTX 2050 Mobile is 400% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 2050 Mobile is 1300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 2050 Mobile is ahead in 59 tests (97%)
- there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.68 | 17.87 |
| Recency | 5 May 2015 | 17 December 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
RTX 2050 Mobile has a 385.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M365X in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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