NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data contains a single benchmark result for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER, with no corresponding entry for the RTX 4050 Max-Q in the head-to-head comparison table. The RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690 points in the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test. This places the card at the 18th percentile among all GPUs in the database, meaning 82% of recorded graphics processors outperform it in this specific workload. The RTX 4050 Max-Q has no benchmark entries in the database, so a direct numerical comparison between the two cannot be established from the available measurements.

The nearest rivals to the RTX 5070 SUPER in the database provide context for interpreting its score. The NVIDIA Quadro K1100M trails by 1% with an average score of 2664 points. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 sits 1.1% behind at 2662 points, while the Intel Arc Pro B50 matches that 1.1% deficit at 2660 points. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 comes closest to a larger gap, sitting 1.7% lower with 2645 points. These are extremely tight margins, indicating that the 5070 SUPER's Steel Nomad result falls within a narrow performance cluster rather than establishing a commanding lead over its nearest database neighbors.

The RTX 4050 Max-Q shows zero recorded wins in the head-to-head comparison, while the RTX 5070 SUPER also shows zero recorded wins. No benchmark tests were shared between the two cards in the database, which limits any direct win/loss accounting. The absence of overlapping test results means that the analytical conclusion must rely on architectural and specification deltas rather than measured performance deltas.

The Verdict

The data supports a clear separation between these two mobile-oriented GPUs, though the lack of shared benchmarks requires careful interpretation. The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers substantially higher raw compute throughput across every measured shading category. Its FP32 performance reaches 32.15 TFLOPS, which is approximately 3.9 times the 8.218 TFLOPS of the RTX 4050 Max-Q. The texture rate of 502.4 GTexel/s versus 128.4 GTexel/s represents a similar multiplier, and the pixel rate of 201.0 GPixel/s versus 77.04 GPixel/s shows a 2.6 times advantage.

The RTX 4050 Max-Q occupies a distinctly lower power envelope at 35 W TDP, positioning it for thin-and-light chassis with integrated graphics form factor. The RTX 5070 SUPER demands 275 W and a dual-slot cooling solution with a 16-pin power connector, indicating a design intended for larger, high-performance notebooks. The memory subsystem reinforces the split: 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus delivering 192.0 GB/s against 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus delivering 672.0 GB/s. The newer card carries triple the capacity and 3.5 times the bandwidth.

Users constrained to the lowest-power portable segment would find the RTX 4050 Max-Q's 35 W requirement compatible with compact systems that lack dedicated power connectors. The RTX 5070 SUPER cannot operate in that environment; its 275 W TDP and dual-slot footprint require a chassis with substantial thermal and power delivery headroom. The RTX 5070 SUPER also supports PCIe 5.0 x16, while the RTX 4050 Max-Q uses PCIe 4.0 x8, which matters for data transfer between the GPU and system memory in bandwidth-sensitive workloads.

The benchmark percentile data places the RTX 5070 SUPER at the 18th percentile overall, which is a low standing among all database entries, but that figure includes a broad range of desktop and professional parts. The RTX 4050 Max-Q sits at the 50th percentile despite having no recorded benchmark scores, indicating that its percentile assignment derives from specifications rather than measurements. The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals are all older or lower-tier parts, yet the deltas are minimal, suggesting that the Steel Nomad workload does not favor this architecture as strongly as its raw specifications might imply.

Architecture Differences

The RTX 4050 Max-Q uses the AD107 chip built on the Ada Lovelace architecture, fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also from TSMC at 5 nm. Both chips come from the same foundry and process node, but the transistor budgets differ substantially. The AD107 integrates 18,900 million transistors on a 159 mm² die, yielding a density of 118.9 million transistors per square millimeter. The GB205 packs 31,100 million transistors onto 263 mm², with a nearly identical density of 118.3M / mm². The density figures confirm that the architectural leap does not come from process improvements; both chips achieve essentially the same packing efficiency on the same node.

The shading resources scale dramatically between the two. The RTX 4050 Max-Q provides 2560 shading units, 80 texture mapping units, and 48 raster operation units. The RTX 5070 SUPER raises these to 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. That is 2.5 times the shader count, 2.5 times the texture units, and 1.67 times the ROP count. The ray tracing and tensor core counts follow the same pattern: 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores on the older part, versus 50 RT cores and 200 tensor cores on the newer one.

Clock behavior differs markedly. The RTX 4050 Max-Q runs at a 1140 MHz base and 1605 MHz boost, while the RTX 5070 SUPER operates at 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost. The newer card's boost clock is 56% higher than the older card's boost, which compounds the shader count advantage. The memory clocks also diverge: the RTX 4050 Max-Q uses 2000 MHz with 16 Gbps effective data rate, while the RTX 5070 SUPER uses 1750 MHz with 28 Gbps effective. The lower base memory clock on the newer card is offset by the higher effective transfer rate of GDDR7.

The RTX 5070 SUPER carries the Blackwell feature set within the same DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 API support as the Ada part. Both support the same API versions, so software compatibility is equivalent. The RTX 4050 Max-Q belongs to the GeForce 40 Mobile generation and lists its predecessor as GeForce 30 Mobile and successor as GeForce 50 Mobile. The RTX 5070 SUPER belongs to the GeForce 50 generation with no predecessor or successor recorded in the database.

Specification Differences

The power requirements establish the clearest separation. The RTX 4050 Max-Q draws 35 W and uses an integrated graphics processor form factor with no power connectors. The RTX 5070 SUPER draws 275 W, uses a dual-slot form factor, and requires a single 16-pin power connector. The physical dimensions are recorded only for the RTX 5070 SUPER: 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The RTX 4050 Max-Q has no recorded dimensions, consistent with its IGP classification.

Memory capacity and type differ completely. The RTX 4050 Max-Q offers 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus, while the RTX 5070 SUPER offers 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus. The bandwidth figures follow: 192.0 GB/s against 672.0 GB/s. The bus interface also differs, with PCIe 4.0 x8 on the older card versus PCIe 5.0 x16 on the newer one. The display outputs are portable-device-dependent on the RTX 4050 Max-Q, while the RTX 5070 SUPER provides one HDMI 2.1b port and three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs.

The release dates place the RTX 4050 Max-Q in early 2023 and the RTX 5070 SUPER at the end of 2025. Both cards are listed as active production status. Neither has a recorded launch MSRP in the database. The transistor density values are nearly identical, at 118.9M / mm² for the AD107 and 118.3M / mm² for the GB205, which confirms that the newer chip does not gain efficiency from denser packing. The die size increase from 159 mm² to 263 mm² is a 65% growth, while the transistor count grows by 65% as well, maintaining the density parity.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has higher FP32 compute performance?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER delivers 32.15 TFLOPS, while the RTX 4050 Max-Q delivers 8.218 TFLOPS. The newer card provides approximately 3.9 times the raw single-precision throughput.

Q: How do the memory subsystems compare?

A: The RTX 4050 Max-Q uses 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 96-bit bus with 192.0 GB/s bandwidth. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth, offering triple the capacity and 3.5 times the bandwidth.

Q: What are the power consumption differences?

A: The RTX 4050 Max-Q has a 35 W TDP and requires no power connectors. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a 275 W TDP and requires a 16-pin power connector.

Q: How does the RTX 5070 SUPER compare to its nearest rivals in the database?

A: In the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, the RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690 points. The NVIDIA Quadro K1100M is 1% behind at 2664 points, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 and Intel Arc Pro B50 are both 1.1% behind at 2662 and 2660 points respectively, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 is 1.7% behind at 2645 points.

Q: Which card supports more display outputs?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. The RTX 4050 Max-Q's display outputs are listed as portable device dependent, meaning the outputs vary by the laptop implementation.

Q: What architecture does each GPU use?

A: The RTX 4050 Max-Q uses the AD107 chip on the Ada Lovelace architecture, while the RTX 5070 SUPER uses the GB205 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture. Both are fabricated by TSMC on a 5 nm process.