RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms 3060 8 GB by a substantial 30% 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 | 149 | 84 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 16.34 | 36.13 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2025) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 12 October 2022 (2 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 | 3584 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1320 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1777 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,000 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 199.0 | 247.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.74 TFLOPS | 15.82 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 112 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | 112 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 28 | 40 |
| L1 Cache | 3.5 MB | 5 MB |
| L2 Cache | 3 MB | 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 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 242 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 12-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 | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1875 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.0 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 HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 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 | 34.39 | 44.73 |
| Recency | 12 October 2022 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 170 Watt | 100 Watt |
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 30.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 70% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is a desktop graphics card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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