RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 2060

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 2060 with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 2060
2019
6 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
36.77

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RTX 2060 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking13055
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation40.10no data
Power efficiency15.8630.60
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106no data
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date7 January 2019 (6 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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 cores19205120
Core clock speed1365 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1680 MHzno data
Number of transistors10,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate201.6no data
Floating-point processing power6.451 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs120no data
Tensor Cores240no data
Ray Tracing Cores30no data

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data
HDMI+-
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1212 Ultimate
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 2060 36.77
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 51.01
+38.7%

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.

RTX 2060 14139
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 19613
+38.7%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 2060 27163
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 41630
+53.3%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 2060 19338
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 29248
+51.2%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD121
−32.2%
160−170
+32.2%
1440p77
−29.9%
100−110
+29.9%
4K50
−30%
65−70
+30%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.88no data
1440p4.53no data
4K6.98no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Elden Ring 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 90
−33.3%
120−130
+33.3%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−36.4%
240−250
+36.4%
Metro Exodus 101
−38.6%
140−150
+38.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
−37.6%
150−160
+37.6%
Valorant 185
−35.1%
250−260
+35.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 147
−36.1%
200−210
+36.1%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Dota 2 83
−32.5%
110−120
+32.5%
Elden Ring 120−130
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−38.3%
130−140
+38.3%
Fortnite 155
−35.5%
210−220
+35.5%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−36.4%
240−250
+36.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 124
−37.1%
170−180
+37.1%
Metro Exodus 75
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 235
−27.7%
300−310
+27.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
−33.9%
75−80
+33.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−31.8%
170−180
+31.8%
Valorant 104
−34.6%
140−150
+34.6%
World of Tanks 270−280
−25.4%
350−400
+25.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 80
−37.5%
110−120
+37.5%
Counter-Strike 2 75−80
−33.3%
100−105
+33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 75−80
−28.2%
100−105
+28.2%
Dota 2 110−120
−36.8%
160−170
+36.8%
Far Cry 5 90−95
−38.3%
130−140
+38.3%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
−36.4%
240−250
+36.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 117
−36.8%
160−170
+36.8%
Valorant 162
−35.8%
220−230
+35.8%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 65−70
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%
Elden Ring 70−75
−37%
100−105
+37%
Grand Theft Auto V 65−70
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−37.1%
240−250
+37.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35
−28.6%
45−50
+28.6%
World of Tanks 230−240
−28.2%
300−310
+28.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
−37.7%
95−100
+37.7%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−25%
45−50
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−25%
45−50
+25%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−35.6%
160−170
+35.6%
Forza Horizon 4 100−110
−33.3%
140−150
+33.3%
Metro Exodus 76
−31.6%
100−105
+31.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
−37.1%
85−90
+37.1%
Valorant 102
−37.3%
140−150
+37.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Dota 2 67
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%
Elden Ring 30−35
−32.4%
45−50
+32.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 67
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%
Metro Exodus 26
−34.6%
35−40
+34.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 115
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24
−25%
30−33
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 67
−34.3%
90−95
+34.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 41
−34.1%
55−60
+34.1%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
−35.1%
50−55
+35.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
−31.3%
21−24
+31.3%
Dota 2 70−75
−33.8%
95−100
+33.8%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−32.1%
70−75
+32.1%
Fortnite 50−55
−37.3%
70−75
+37.3%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−33.3%
80−85
+33.3%
Valorant 46
−30.4%
60−65
+30.4%

This is how RTX 2060 and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 32% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 30% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 30% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.77 51.01
Recency 7 January 2019 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 38.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 39.1% lower power consumption.

The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2060 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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