AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The head-to-head data records nine benchmark comparisons between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile and the AMD Radeon RX 9060. The AMD part takes seven of those nine tests, but the two wins for NVIDIA are decisive and reveal a clear split in workloads.

The largest margin in either direction belongs to NVIDIA in the Geekbench Vulkan test. The RTX 4050 Mobile scores 75,235 against 39,476 for the RX 9060, a 90.6% advantage. That is a massive gap and indicates the NVIDIA architecture has a significant edge in this particular API workload. The only other NVIDIA win comes in Passmark DirectX 12, where the RTX 4050 Mobile scores 61 versus 44 for the RX 9060, a 38.6% lead. These two wins suggest NVIDIA holds the advantage in modern, low-level graphics APIs.

AMD dominates the remaining tests, often by substantial margins. The largest AMD win is in Passmark GPU Compute, where the RX 9060 scores 9,919 against 5,947, a 40% advantage. This is a strong indicator of raw compute throughput, and it aligns with the FP32 specifications in the database: the RX 9060 is rated at 21.43 TFLOPS while the RTX 4050 Mobile is rated at 8.986 TFLOPS. The RX 9060 also wins Passmark DirectX 9 by 34.3% (280 versus 184), Passmark DirectX 11 by 28.6% (182 versus 130), and Passmark DirectX 10 by 24% (104 versus 79).

The 2D performance gap is also notable. In Passmark G2D, the RX 9060 scores 1,002 against 633, a 36.8% lead. This is not a gaming metric but it does reflect general desktop and compositing performance. In Passmark G3D, the RX 9060 scores 17,631 against 14,423, an 18.2% advantage over the RTX 4050 Mobile. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RX 9060 scores 88,183 against 74,747, a 15.2% lead.

Looking at the aggregate benchmark averages, the database shows the RTX 4050 Mobile with an average score of 19,049 and a percentile rank of 63 among all GPUs. Its nearest rivals include the AMD Radeon RX 6600 with an average score of 19,036 and a delta of 0.1%, as well as the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 at 19,030 (0.1%) and the NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation at 18,954 (0.5%). The only rival that scores higher is the NVIDIA Tesla K20m at 19,089, which is 0.2% ahead. The RX 9060 has an average score of 16,014 and a percentile rank of 59. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti at 16,129 (0.7% ahead), the AMD Radeon R9 370X at 15,862 (1% behind), the AMD Radeon RX 7700 at 15,852 (1% behind), and the AMD Radeon Pro W5500 at 15,679 (2.1% behind).

The discrepancy between the aggregate averages and the head-to-head results is worth noting. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a higher average benchmark score (19,049 versus 16,014) and a higher percentile rank (63 versus 59), yet the RX 9060 wins seven of nine direct comparisons. This happens because the head-to-head tests included in the aggregate average differ from those in the head-to-head set. The RTX 4050 Mobile has nine recorded benchmark scores in its profile, while the RX 9060 includes a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 3,322, a test that the RTX 4050 Mobile does not have recorded. The two cards were not measured across identical test suites, so the aggregate averages should not be read as a direct ranking. The head-to-head tests are the correct source for a like-for-like comparison.

The Verdict

The data points to two different usage profiles. If the workload is built around Vulkan rendering or DirectX 12 workloads, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile is the stronger choice. Its 90.6% lead in Geekbench Vulkan and 38.6% lead in Passmark DirectX 12 are not small margins; they suggest a substantial architectural advantage in those APIs.

If the workload is compute-heavy or relies on older DirectX versions, the AMD Radeon RX 9060 is clearly ahead. The 40% lead in Passmark GPU Compute, combined with wins in DirectX 9, 10 and 11, paints a consistent picture of raw performance. The RX 9060 also has a higher memory bandwidth (288.0 GB/s versus 192.0 GB/s) and a larger memory pool (8 GB versus 6 GB), which may contribute to its compute and 2D results.

The RTX 4050 Mobile is rated at 50 W TDP and requires no power connectors, while the RX 9060 is rated at 132 W and requires one 8-pin connector. The RX 9060 uses a TSMC 4 nm process with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die. The RTX 4050 Mobile uses a TSMC 5 nm process with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die. These are different classes of hardware in terms of power and physical resources.

From a pure performance-per-watt perspective, the RTX 4050 Mobile achieves its results at 50 W, which is a far lower power draw than the RX 9060 at 132 W. But the RX 9060 still manages a 15.2% lead in Geekbench OpenCL and an 18.2% lead in Passmark G3D despite the higher power envelope. The RX 9060 is the higher absolute performer in most tests, but the RTX 4050 Mobile is the more efficient part per watt.

Users who prioritize efficiency, compact systems, or Vulkan-specific rendering should select the RTX 4050 Mobile. Users who prioritize compute throughput, older DX titles, or higher absolute frame rates should select the RX 9060.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins in Vulkan benchmarks, and by how much?

Q: What is the NVIDIA card's advantage in DirectX 12?

Q: How much faster is the RX 9060 in GPU compute?

Q: Which card has a higher average benchmark score and percentile rank?

Q: Which GPU has more memory bandwidth and capacity in the database?

Q: Which card wins in DirectX 9, 10 and 11 and by how much?

A: The RX 9060 wins in DirectX 7 of the 9 head-to-head tests, but the RTX 4050 Mobile wins in Vulkan and DirectX 12.

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile leads in Vulkan by 90.6% and in DirectX 12 by 38.6%.

A: The RX 9060 scores 9,919 to 5,947 in Passmark GPU Compute, a 40% lead.

A: The RTX 4050 Mobile has an average score of 19,049 and is in the 63rd percentile. The RX 9060 has an average score of 16,014 and is in the 59th percentile.

A: The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128 bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 4050 Mobile has 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96 bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth.

A: The RX 9060 wins in DirectX 9 by 34.3%, DirectX 10 by 24%, DirectX 11 by 28.6%, and also wins in G2D by 36.8%, G3D by 18.2% and OpenCL by 15.2%.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in process node, die size, transistor count, clock speeds, memory configuration, compute units, and power requirements. The RX 9060 uses a TSMC 4 nm process with 29,700 million transistors on a 199 mm² die and a density of 149.2M per mm². The RTX 4050 Mobile uses a TSMC 5 nm process with 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die and a density of 118.9M per mm².

Clock speeds differ substantially. The RX 9060 has a base clock of 1700 MHz, a boost of 2990 MHz and a game clock of 2400 MHz. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a base of 1455 MHz and a boost of 1755 MHz. The RX 9060 memory runs at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), while the RTX 4050 Mobile memory runs at 2000 MHz (16 Gbps effective). Memory capacity differs: 8 GB versus 6 GB. Bus width differs: 128 bit versus 96 bit. Bandwidth differs: 288.0 GB/s versus 192.0 GB/s.

Shader configuration differs. The RTX 4050 Mobile has 2560 shading units, 80 TMUs, 48 ROPs, 20 ray tracing cores and 80 tensor cores. The RX 9060 has 1792 shading units, 112 TMUs, 64 ROPs and 28 ray tracing cores, with no tensor cores listed. The RX 9060 has higher pixel and texture rates at 191.4 GPixel/s and 334.9 GTexel/s, while the RTX 4050 Mobile is rated at 84.24 GPixel/s and 140.4 GTexel/s. FP32 and FP16 performance for the RX 9060 is 21.43 TFLOPS, while the RTX 4050 Mobile is 8.986 TFLOPS.

Power and physical differences are significant. The RTX 4050 Mobile is rated at 50 W TDP, has an IGP slot width, no power connectors, and a PCIe 4.0 x8 interface. The RX 9060 is rated at 132 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses one 8-pin connector, suggests a 300 W PSU, and uses a PCIe 5.0 x16 interface. Display outputs differ: the RTX 4050 Mobile is listed as portable device dependent, while the RX 9060 has one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 4050 Mobile is built on the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD107 chip, part of the GeForce 40 Mobile generation. The RX 9060 uses the RDNA 4.0 architecture with the Navi 44 chip, codenamed Strix Point, from the Navi IV (RX 9000) generation. The RTX 4050 Mobile is a 5 nm TSMC part; the RX 9060 is a 4 nm TSMC part. The RX 9060 has a higher transistor density at 149.2M per mm² versus 118.9M per mm², and a larger die at 199 mm² versus 159 mm².

Ray tracing hardware differs in count: the RX 9060 has 28 ray tracing cores, while the RTX 4050 Mobile has 20. The RTX 4050 Mobile includes 80 tensor cores; the RX 9060 has no tensor cores listed, which reflects the different feature sets of the two architectures. The RTX 4050 Mobile is a laptop-oriented IGP with no power connectors and a PCIe 4.0 x8 bus. The RX 9060 is a dual-slot desktop card with one 8-pin connector and PCIe 5.0 x16.

The release dates differ: the RTX 4050 Mobile was released on 2023-01-02, and the RX 9060 on 2025-08-04. The predecessor of the RTX 4050 Mobile is the GeForce 30 Mobile, and its successor is the GeForce 50 Mobile. The RX 9060 predecessor is Navi III and no successor is listed. The RTX 4050 Mobile has a transistor count of 18,900 million, the RX 9060 has 29,700 million.