RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 1050 Ti

Primary Details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	306	not rated
Place by popularity	7	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	6.16	no data
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	N17P-G1	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	25 October 2016 (7 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$139	no data
Current price	$207 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	5120
CUDA cores	768	no data
Core clock speed	1291 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1392 MHz	1545 MHz
Number of transistors	3,300 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	66.82	247.2
Floating-point performance	2,138 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and RTX 3500 Mobile Ada Generation compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7008 MHz	18 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	112 GB/s	432.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
HDMI	+	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API Compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	25 October 2016	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	100 Watt

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