AMD Radeon PRO W7500 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile Comparison

The Verdict

The benchmark data splits these two GPUs into distinct roles. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile wins 7 of 9 head-to-head tests, including the major graphics workloads. Its average benchmark score is 19049, placing it in the 63rd percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 averages 16415, sitting in the 59th percentile. That is a 16% gap in overall average score, and it shows up consistently across DirectX 12, OpenCL, and Vulkan tests.

Pick the RTX 4050 Mobile if your priority is raw graphics performance in modern APIs. It leads by 32.6% in DirectX 12, 28.4% in OpenCL, and 9.6% in Vulkan. It also wins the PassMark G3D test by 7.9%, which is the closest proxy for general gaming and 3D rendering performance. The data indicates this is the stronger all-around graphics processor for anyone running current-generation workloads.

Choose the Radeon PRO W7500 if your work leans on 2D desktop tasks and legacy DirectX 9 applications. It wins the PassMark G2D test by a massive 46.1%, and it beats the NVIDIA part by 8% in DirectX 9. The AMD card also offers 8 GB of memory versus 6 GB, a wider 128-bit bus, and higher memory bandwidth. For professional workstation use with large textures or multi-display setups, those memory advantages matter even when raw compute scores lag.

The RTX 4050 Mobile is a mobile IGP with no power connector and a 50 W TDP. The Radeon PRO W7500 is a single-slot desktop card with a 70 W TDP and four DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. These are fundamentally different physical products. The database shows the NVIDIA part winning where it counts for gaming and modern 3D, while the AMD card wins where workstation display flexibility and legacy API support dominate.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile uses the AD107 chip built on Ada Lovelace architecture. It is manufactured by TSMC on a 5 nm process, packing 18,900 million transistors into a 159 mm² die. That works out to a transistor density of 118.9 million per square millimeter. The chip carries 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 20 RT cores, and 80 tensor cores. Tensor cores are present, which is expected for an Ada Lovelace part and supports AI-accelerated workloads.

The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 uses the Navi 33 chip with RDNA 3.0 architecture, codenamed Hotpink Bonefish. TSMC fabricates this on a 6 nm process. The die contains 13,300 million transistors across 204 mm², giving a lower density of 65.2 million per square millimeter. It has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and 28 RT cores. There are no tensor cores listed. The FP16 rate is 24.37 TFLOPS at a 2:1 ratio versus FP32, while the NVIDIA part runs FP16 at 8.986 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio.

The memory subsystems differ substantially. NVIDIA pairs 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth and a 2000 MHz memory clock at 16 Gbps effective. AMD pairs 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth and the same 2000 MHz memory clock at 16 Gbps effective. Both use PCIe 4.0 x8. NVIDIA lists a 250 W suggested PSU, the NVIDIA part has none, and the NVIDIA power connector field says None while the AMD card also uses no connector.

Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. NVIDIA outputs to portable device dependent, AMD lists 4x DisplayPort 2.1. The AMD card has fixed dimensions: 216 mm long, 115 mm tall, 20 mm wide.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile averages 19049 across all recorded benchmarks. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 averages 16415.

Q: How large is the DirectX 12 performance gap?

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile scores 61 in the PassMark DirectX 12 test versus 46 for the Radeon PRO W7500, a 32.6% advantage for NVIDIA.

Q: Does the AMD card win any benchmark categories?

A: Yes. The Radeon PRO W7500 wins PassMark DirectX 9 by 8% (200 vs 184) and PassMark G2D by 46.1% (1174 vs 633).

Q: What are the memory differences?

A: The AMD card has 8 GB on a 128-bit bus with 256.0 GB/s bandwidth. The NVIDIA card has 6 GB on a 96-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. Both use GDDR6 at 16 Gbps effective.

Q: Which GPU has higher raw FP32 compute throughput?

A: The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 reaches 12.19 TFLOPS FP32. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile reaches 8.986 TFLOPS FP32.

Q: Do both GPUs support the same API levels?

A: Yes. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ on nearly every core specification. The process node is 5 nm for NVIDIA versus 6 nm for AMD. Transistor count is 18,900 million versus 13,300 million. Die size is 159 mm² versus 204 mm². Density is 118.9M / mm² versus 65.2M / mm². The NVIDIA architecture is Ada Lovelace with chip AD107; AMD uses RDNA 3.0 with Navi 33.

Clock speeds: NVIDIA base 1455 MHz, boost 1755 MHz. AMD base 1500 MHz, boost 1700 MHz. The memory clock is listed identically at 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective for both.

Shading units: 2560 for NVIDIA versus 1792 AMD. TMUs: 80 NVIDIA versus 112 AMD. ROPs: 48 NVIDIA versus 64 AMD. RT cores 20 NVIDIA versus 28 AMD. Tensor cores 80 NVIDIA versus none AMD.

Memory size: 6 GB NVIDIA versus 8 GB AMD. Bus width 96-bit versus 128-bit. Bandwidth 192.0 GB/s NVIDIA versus 256.0 GB/s AMD.

Pixel rate 84.24 GPixel/s NVIDIA versus 108.8 AMD. Texture rate 140.4 GTexel/s NVIDIA versus 190.4 AMD FP32 8.986 TFLOPS versus 12.19 TFLOPS. FP16 8.986 TFLOPS 1:1 versus 24.37 TFLOPS 2:1.

TDP 50 W NVIDIA versus 70 W AMD. Slot width IGP versus single-slot. Power connectors none both. PCIe 4.0 x8 both. Display outputs portable device dependent versus 4x DisplayPort 2.1. Release dates January 2023 versus August 2023. Launch MSRP for the AMD card is 429 USD.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The OpenCL test shows the largest absolute gap. NVIDIA scores 74748 against AMD 58213, a 28.4% advantage. This is a compute workload that scales with raw shader count and shader clocks. The Vulkan test is closer at 75235 versus 68634, a 9.6% win for NVIDIA. DirectX 12 shows NVIDIA 61 against AMD 46 percent 32.6% ahead. DirectX 11 NVIDIA 130 versus AMD 125 percent 4% ahead. DirectX 10 NVIDIA 79 versus AMD 65 percent 21.5% ahead. The G3D test NVIDIA 14423 versus 13368 percent 7.4% ahead. Compute GPU compute 5947 versus 5910 percent 0.6% ahead for NVIDIA wins 7 wins.

AMD wins the 9 tests. DirectX 9 NVIDIA 184 versus 200 percent 8% ahead. G2D NVIDIA 633 versus 1174 percent 46.1% ahead. AMD wins 2.

The data shows that NVIDIA dominates modern graphics APIs with wins in DirectX 12, OpenCL, Vulkan 10, 11, 10, and G3D compute. AMD wins only legacy DirectX 9. Even DirectX 11 is a close 4% test. The compute numbers are very close, 0.6% difference. This is a tightly matched pair in compute workloads, but the NVIDIA part pulls ahead in 3D graphics rendering.

Where Each One Wins

NVIDIA wins for modern gaming and 3D rendering. The DirectX 12 lead of 32.6% is the biggest single win in any test. Vulkan shows a 9.6% edge, and G3D, the general 3D benchmark, shows 7.9% ahead. OpenCL also 28.4% ahead. The RTX 4050 Mobile also wins every DirectX 10 and 11 tests. The 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores give it a 50 watt TDP rating with no power connector. This is the GPU for a gaming laptop.

AMD wins for 2D-heavy workstation usage. G2D 46.1% faster is a massive lead. DirectX 8% ahead. The 8 GB memory with 256.8 GB/s bandwidth is 64. ROPs. This is the card with 4x DisplayPort 2.1 and 250 W suggested PSU. The AMD card is the choice for multi-display professional work and legacy DirectX 9 applications.

The compute workloads are nearly tied. PassMark GPU compute shows 5947 versus 5910, just 0.6% apart. The FP32 figure favors AMD at 12.19 TFLOPS versus 8.986. FP16 favors AMD even more at 24.37 versus 8.986. But the real-world OpenCL benchmark favors NVIDIA by 28.4%. The raw theoretical throughput does not translate to a benchmark win for AMD. The RTX 4050 Mobile has more shading units at 2560 versus 1792, and that matters in compute tests.

The database suggests the RTX 4050 Mobile is the stronger all-around GPU. It wins the two most important modern APIs, DirectX 12 and Vulkan, plus the general 3D test. The AMD Radeon PRO W7500 is a specialized tool. It wins in 2D performance and legacy API support, with more memory and bandwidth for workstation tasks. The choice comes down to whether the workload is modern 3D or 2D-heavy professional use. The data says NVIDIA for 3D, AMD for 2D.