RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 81 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 36.21 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 3 April 2013 (12 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | no data |
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 | 1536 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1006 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1058 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 135.4 | 247.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.25 TFLOPS | 15.82 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 128 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 254 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 192.3 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 | 2x 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 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 April 2013 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 195 Watt | 100 Watt |
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has an age advantage of 9 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 95% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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