RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms 1050 3 GB by a whopping 285% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 437 | 81 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 12.54 | 36.23 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP107 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 21 May 2018 (7 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 768 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1392 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1518 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 72.86 | 247.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.332 TFLOPS | 15.82 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 64 |
| TMUs | 48 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 288 KB | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 48 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 96 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 84.1 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.23 | 47.12 |
| Recency | 21 May 2018 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
GTX 1050 3 GB has 33.3% lower power consumption.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 285.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop graphics card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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