RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs Radeon RX 5900 XT
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 96 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 25.26 |
| Architecture | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 21 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (1 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 | 4352 | 4608 |
| Boost clock speed | 1735 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 21,000 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 471.9 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 15.1 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | no data |
| TMUs | 272 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 14000 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 672.0 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_1) | 12 Ultimate |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 115 Watt |
RX 5900 XT has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 160.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 5900 XT and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 5900 XT is a desktop card while RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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