NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation vs NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation and NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation

  • Around 8% higher core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 1290 MHz
  • Around 2% higher boost clock speed: 1695 MHz vs 1665 MHz
Core clock speed 1395 MHz vs 1290 MHz
Boost clock speed 1695 MHz vs 1665 MHz

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

  • Around 9% higher texture fill rate: 266.4 GTexel/s vs 244.1 GTexel/s
  • Around 11% higher pipelines: 5120 vs 4608
  • Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 12 GB vs 8 GB
  • Around 13% higher memory clock speed: 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective
  • Around 19% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 115284 vs 96838
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 693 vs 548
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 19649 vs 15893
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 266.4 GTexel/s vs 244.1 GTexel/s
Pipelines 5120 vs 4608
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 115 Watt
Maximum memory size 12 GB vs 8 GB
Memory clock speed 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective vs 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 115284 vs 96838
PassMark - G2D Mark 693 vs 548
PassMark - G3D Mark 19649 vs 15893

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation
GPU 2: NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
96838
115284
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
548
693
PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
15893
19649
Name NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation
Geekbench - OpenCL 96838 115284
PassMark - G2D Mark 548 693
PassMark - G3D Mark 15893 19649

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA RTX 3000 Ada Generation NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation

Essentials

Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Code name AD106 AD104
Launch date 21 Mar 2023
Place in performance rating 103 65

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1695 MHz 1665 MHz
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 1290 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 5 nm
Pipelines 4608 5120
Pixel fill rate 81.36 GPixel/s 106.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 244.1 GTexel/s 266.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 100 Watt
Transistor count 22900 million 35800 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent Portable Device Dependent

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor IGP IGP
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 3.0 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s 432.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz, 16 Gbps effective 2250 MHz, 18 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6