RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs RTX A2000 12 GB
Aggregate performance score
We've compared RTX A2000 12 GB with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RTX A2000 12 GB by a considerable 44% 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 | 172 | 81 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 93.43 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 35.12 | 35.33 |
| Architecture | Ampere (2020−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GA106 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 23 November 2021 (3 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 3328 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 562 MHz | 1110 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1545 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 12,000 million | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 124.8 | 247.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 7.987 TFLOPS | 15.82 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 104 | 160 |
| Tensor Cores | 104 | 160 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 26 | 40 |
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 | 167 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1500 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.0 GB/s | 432.0 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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
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 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 32.43 | 46.61 |
| Recency | 23 November 2021 | 21 March 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 70 Watt | 100 Watt |
RTX A2000 12 GB has 42.9% lower power consumption.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 43.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A2000 12 GB in performance tests.
Be aware that RTX A2000 12 GB is a workstation graphics card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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