RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Polaris 21
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Ada Lovelace |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | no data | 27 February 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $90 | no data |
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 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 60 Watt (35 - 60 Watt TGP) |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on Polaris 21 and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile 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.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Memory type | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 12000 MHz |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 Ultimate |
| Shader Model | 6.7 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | no data |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
We couldn't decide between Polaris 21 and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Polaris 21 is a desktop card while RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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