RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile vs L20
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 190 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 8.94 | no data |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025−2026) |
| GPU code name | AD102 | GB207 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 16 November 2023 (1 year ago) | 19 March 2025 (less than a year 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 | 11776 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1440 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2520 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 76,300 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 927.4 | 141.1 |
| Floating-point processing power | 59.35 TFLOPS | 9.032 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 128 | 24 |
| TMUs | 368 | 56 |
| Tensor Cores | 368 | 56 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 92 | 14 |
| L1 Cache | 11.5 MB | 1.8 MB |
| L2 Cache | 96 MB | 24 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 16-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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 96 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 864.0 GB/s | 336.0 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 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 November 2023 | 19 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 48 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 275 Watt | 35 Watt |
L20 has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 685.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between L20 and RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that L20 is a workstation graphics card while RTX PRO 500 Blackwell Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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