RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell vs RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile with RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, including specs and performance data.
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell outperforms RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 84 | 5 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 35.54 | 46.29 |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | AD104 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 21 March 2023 (2 years ago) | 18 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 | 5120 | 8960 |
| Core clock speed | 1110 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1545 MHz | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 35,800 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 247.2 | 732.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.82 TFLOPS | 46.9 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 64 | 96 |
| TMUs | 160 | 280 |
| Tensor Cores | 160 | 280 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 40 | 70 |
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 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
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 | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2250 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 432.0 GB/s | 672.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | + | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 4x DisplayPort 2.1b |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | 8.9 | 12.0 |
| DLSS | + | + |
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.
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 | 46.68 | 85.12 |
| Recency | 21 March 2023 | 18 March 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 140 Watt |
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has 40% lower power consumption.
RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell, on the other hand, has a 82.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation graphics card while RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell is a workstation one.
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