A new benchmark for Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2050 has provided a glimpse into what kind of performance you can expect from the upcoming notebook GPU.
As reported by NotebookCheck and VideoCardz, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 was recently tested using the 3D Mark Fire Strike benchmark, revealing a score of 9,673. The result confirms that the mobile graphics card is about 23% faster than the GTX 1650.
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While there isn’t much to brag about when beating previous generations of video cards, the score of 9,673 comfortably beats the GeForce GTX 1650 (7,891 points) as well as the GeForce MX450 (4,131). According to NotebookCheck, the RTX 2050 is positioned between the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti and the GTX 1660 Ti in the 3D Mark Fire Strike benchmark.
Both the 1650 and 1660 are based on the Turing architecture, while Nvidia designed the RTX 2050 with an Ampere-based GPU, so there’s really nothing to get excited about when it can’t even outperform boards released nearly two years ago. Of course, the reason for the mediocre performance is the disappointing technical specifications of the card.
Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 2050 has 2048 CUDA cores, 256 tensor cores, 32 ray tracing acceleration cores and 4GB of GDDR6 memory. Namely, the 64-bit bus interface offers only 112 GB/s bandwidth. Comparatively, the RTX 2060 has 336 GB/s of bandwidth. Elsewhere, the boosted clock of up to 1477MHz is lower than the 1560MHz clock speed that the RTX 2060 can run at.
One area where the RTX 2050 excels is video encoding efficiency. In tests, it managed to outperform Intel’s Iris Xe iGPU with 96 execution units.
Still, despite the vague technical specifications, Team Green is clearly hoping that the laptop GPU will appeal to consumers looking for an entry-level gaming system. It highlights DLSS and real-time beam tracking as features that stand out for the video card. Nvidia also mentioned compatibility with its Optimus technology, which aims to deliver “the perfect balance between long battery life and optimal performance.”
When the GeForce RTX 2050 was unveiled in December 2021, Nvidia also confirmed the existence of two other entry-level notebook GPUs, the GeForce MX570 and GeForce MX550. The presentation of all three cards is planned for this spring. Looking beyond that, Nvidia’s next-generation RTX 40 series is expected to arrive in September.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn