Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile and RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 62 | 202 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 29.62 | 53.48 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | no data | AD107 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 21 March 2023 (1 year ago) | 26 February 2024 (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 | 5120 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 1485 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2025 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 18,900 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP) | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 129.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 32 |
| TMUs | no data | 64 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | large | medium sized |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
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 | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 16000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 128.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | no data | Portable Device Dependent |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
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.
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.
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.
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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 | 49.66 | 27.29 |
| Recency | 21 March 2023 | 26 February 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 35 Watt |
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 228.6% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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