NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs NVIDIA P102-100 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark in the database is Geekbench OpenCL, and the result is decisive. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 84,171, while the NVIDIA P102-100 scores 49,602. That is a 41.1% advantage for the mobile part, a margin large enough to define the entire comparison. In raw compute workloads that scale well across the GPU, the RTX 5050 Mobile is the clear winner, and the data does not suggest any close contest on this metric.

The P102-100's average benchmark score across all recorded tests is 58,528, which places it at the 88th percentile of all GPUs in the database. The RTX 5050 Mobile, by contrast, has an average benchmark score of 43,268, placing it at the 83rd percentile. This is a notable inversion: the P102-100 has the higher overall standing despite losing the OpenCL head-to-head. The explanation lies in the nature of the two benchmark sets. The P102-100's score is built from its Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan results, while the RTX 5050 Mobile's average includes a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 result of 2,365 alongside its strong OpenCL run. The database's aggregate metric weighs these differently, so the older mining card ends up with a higher percentile despite being slower in the one shared test.

Looking at the nearest rivals in the database clarifies the positioning. The P102-100 sits within a tight cluster: the AMD Radeon PRO V710 is 0.2% ahead, the AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT is 0.2% behind, the Intel Arc A570M is 0.5% behind, and the AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM is 0.8% behind. This is a dense grouping where the P102-100 is effectively at parity with several modern parts. The RTX 5050 Mobile's nearest rivals tell a different story: the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB is exactly 0% apart, the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 is 0.1% ahead, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is 0.1% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile is 0.9% ahead. The mobile GPU's aggregate score places it alongside older professional cards and a desktop RTX 40-series part, while the P102-100's aggregate rivals are a mix of AMD Radeon and Intel Arc products.

The Geekbench Vulkan result for the P102-100 is 67,454, a figure that has no direct counterpart in the RTX 5050 Mobile's recorded data. That score, combined with the OpenCL result, produces the P102-100's higher average. For the RTX 5050 Mobile, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,365 represents a modern DirectX 12 workload, and while it cannot be compared directly to the P102-100's numbers, it does indicate that the mobile part has been tested in a current-generation gaming scenario.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher Geekbench OpenCL score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile scores 84,171, which is 41.1% higher than the NVIDIA P102-100's 49,602.

Q: How do their overall benchmark standings compare?

A: The P102-100 has an average benchmark score of 58,528 and sits at the 88th percentile of all GPUs. The RTX 5050 Mobile has an average score of 43,268 and sits at the 83rd percentile.

Q: What benchmark results are recorded for each GPU?

A: The P102-100 has a Geekbench OpenCL score of 49,602 and a Geekbench Vulkan score of 67,454. The RTX 5050 Mobile has a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,365 and a Geekbench OpenCL score of 84,171.

Q: Which GPU is closer to the RTX 4070 SUPER in aggregate performance?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile is 0.1% behind the RTX 4070 SUPER, while the P102-100 does not list the RTX 4070 SUPER among its nearest rivals.

Q: What is the transistor density difference?

A: The RTX 5050 Mobile has a transistor density of 113.4M per mm², while the P102-100 has 25.1M per mm².

Q: Which GPU has more shading units?

A: The P102-100 has 3,200 shading units, while the RTX 5050 Mobile has 2,560.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different architectural eras. The P102-100 uses the GP102 chip on the Pascal architecture, built on a 16 nm process at TSMC. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses the GB207 chip on the Blackwell 2.0 architecture, built on a 5 nm process, also at TSMC. The process node difference is substantial: 16 nm versus 5 nm. The transistor counts reflect this generational gap. The P102-100 packs 11,800 million transistors on a 471 mm² die, producing a transistor density of 25.1M per mm². The RTX 5050 Mobile fits 16,900 million transistors onto a much smaller 149 mm² die, yielding a density of 113.4M per mm². The mobile part is more than four times denser, which explains how it delivers competitive compute in a far smaller package.

Memory architecture also diverges sharply. The P102-100 uses 5 GB of GDDR5X on a 320-bit bus, with memory clocked at 1376 MHz and 11 Gbps effective, delivering 440.3 GB/s of bandwidth. The RTX 5050 Mobile uses 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, with memory at 1500 MHz and 24 Gbps effective, delivering 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The P102-100 has the wider bus and higher raw bandwidth, but the RTX 5050 Mobile has more capacity and faster memory technology. The bandwidth gap is modest, 440.3 GB/s versus 384.0 GB/s, but the capacity gap is significant, 5 GB versus 8 GB.

Compute resources differ in ways that reflect their intended roles. The P102-100 has 3,200 shading units, 200 texture mapping units, and 80 render output units. The RTX 5050 Mobile has 2,560 shading units, 80 TMUs, and 32 ROPs. The P102-100 has more of each traditional fixed-function hardware, and its pixel rate of 134.6 GPixel/s more than doubles the RTX 5050 Mobile's 48.00 GPixel/s. Its texture rate of 336.6 GTexel/s nearly triples the mobile part's 120.0 GTexel/s. The FP32 compute figures tell a similar story on paper: the P102-70 and the RTX 5050 Mobile, the P102-100's 10.77 TFLOPS, versus the RTX 5050 Mobile's 7.680 TFLOPS. However, the RTX 5050 Mobile adds features the P102-100 lacks entirely, specifically 20 RT cores and 80 tensor cores. The RTX 5050 Mobile's FP16 performance of 7.680 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio is dramatically higher than the P102-100's FP16 of 168.3 GFLOPS at 1:64, a massive gap that reflects the modern GPU's compute versatility.

The P102-100 is a mining-specific product with no display outputs, while the RTX 5050 Mobile is a mobile GPU with outputs described as portable device dependent. The P102-100 uses a PCIe 1.0 x4 interface, while the RTX 5050 Mobile uses PCIe 4.0 x16. The RTX 5050 Mobile also supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the P102-100 supports DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4.

The Verdict

The data points to two different products for two different jobs. For raw compute performance in the OpenCL benchmark, the RTX 5050 Mobile wins outright, and decisively so, with a 41.1% lead. The aggregate standings tell the opposite conclusion at first glance, as the P102-100 holds the 88th percentile against the RTX 5050 Mobile's 83rd, but that is a function of benchmark selection rather than a clear performance statement. The P102-100's OpenCL score of 49,602 simply cannot match the 84,171 of the RTX 5050 Mobile.

The RTX 5050 Mobile is the choice for anyone prioritizing compute throughput, modern feature support, and efficiency. Its 50 W TDP, integrated form factor, and lack of power connectors make it a practical mobile solution. The P102-100, with its 250 W TDP, dual-slot footprint, and two 8-pin connectors, is a desktop mining relic with a higher aggregate benchmark standing but a clear deficit in the one directly comparable test. Its higher pixel rate, texture rate, and FP32 figures do not translate into a higher OpenCL score, which suggests that its raw specifications benefit workloads not captured by the shared benchmark.

The production status reinforces the verdict. The P102-100 is end-of-life, released in February 2018. The RTX 5050 Mobile is active, released in June 2025, and succeeds the GeForce 40 Mobile series. For a user looking at current software, driver support, and modern APIs, the RTX 5050 Mobile is the rational pick. For a user with workloads that match the P102-100's specific strengths, the older card still has a place, but the data does not support choosing it on the basis of the head-to-head result.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA P102-100 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile |

| --- | --- | --- |

| Architecture | Pascal | Blackwell 2.0 |

| Process Node | 16 nm | 5 nm |

| Transistors | 11,800 million | 16,900 million |

| Die Size | 471 mm² | 149 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 25.1M / mm² | 113.4M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1582 MHz | 1020 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1683 MHz | 1500 MHz |

| Memory Size | 5 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR5X | GDDR7 |

| Memory Bus Width | 320 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 440.3 GB/s | 384.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 3200 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 200 | 80 |

| ROPs | 80 | 32 |

| RT Cores | None | 20 |

| Tensor Cores | None | 80 |

| Pixel Rate | 134.6 GPixel/s | 48.00 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 336.6 GTexel/s | 120.0 GTexel/s |

| FP32 | 10.70 TFLOPS | 7.680 TFLOPS |

| FP16 | 168.3 GFLOPS (1:1) | 7.680 TFLOPS (1:1:1) |

| TDP | 50 W | 50 W | 50 W | 50 W |

| TDP | 250 W | 250 W | 250 W |

| Slot Width | Dual-slot | IGP |

| Power Connectors | 2x8-pin 2x8-pin | None |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |

| Production Status | End-of-life | Active |

| Generation | Mining GPUs | GeForce 50 Mobile |

| Release Date | February 11, 2018 | June 23, 2025 |

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5050 Mobile wins the only shared benchmark, and it wins by a wide margin. The Geekbench OpenCL result of 84,171 versus 49,602 is the single most important data point in this comparison. The RTX 5050 Mobile also wins on modern architecture, process node, memory capacity, and feature set, including RT cores and tensor cores. Its 8 GB GDDR7 memory, PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, and DirectX 12 Ultimate support make it the more future-proof choice. Its 50 W TDP and integrated form factor mean it can operate without external power connectors, a major practical advantage for mobile systems.

The P102-100 wins on several raw specification fronts. It has more shading units, 3,200 versus 2,560, and more TMUs and ROPs. Its pixel rate of 134.6 GPixel/s and texture rate of 336.6 GTexel/s are far higher than the RTX 5050 Mobile's figures. Its FP32 throughput of 10.77 TFLOPS exceeds the RTX 5050 Mobile's 7.680 TFLOPS. Its memory bandwidth of 440.3 GB/s is higher, and its 320-bit bus is more than double the width of the RTX 5050 Mobile's 128-bit interface. The P102-100 also holds the higher percentile ranking, 88th versus 83rd, and the higher average benchmark score, 58,528 versus 43,268.

The aggregate benchmark scores require careful interpretation. The P102-100's 58,528 average is driven by two Geekbench results, while the RTX 5050 Mobile's 43,268 average includes a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 2,365, which drags down its aggregate despite the strong OpenCL showing. In use cases that resemble Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 5050 Mobile is the clear winner. In use cases that resemble the P102-100's Vulkan result of 67,454, the older card demonstrates that it can still deliver substantial compute throughput. The RTX 5050 Mobile is the better all-rounder for modern workloads. The P102-100 is a specialized part whose strengths lie in raw pixel and texture throughput and wide memory bandwidth. For gaming on current DirectX 12 Ultimate titles, the RTX 5050 Mobile has the architectural support. For mining or compute workloads that mirror the P102-100's design strengths, the older card retains relevance. The data, taken as a whole, favors the RTX 5050 Mobile for general compute performance, with the P102-100 holding specific raw specification advantages that do not translate to a win in the head-to-head benchmark.