RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Apple M1 8-Core GPU
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms Apple M1 8-Core GPU by a whopping 238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 353 | 62 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 29.60 |
| Architecture | no data | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (3 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 | 8 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1278 MHz | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP) |
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 |
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 | no data | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | no data | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 16000 MHz |
| Shared memory | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | no data | 12 Ultimate |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 28
−221%
| 90−95
+221%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−218%
|
70−75
+218%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
−213%
|
100−105
+213%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−226%
|
75−80
+226%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−226%
|
150−160
+226%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
−221%
|
90−95
+221%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−218%
|
70−75
+218%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−233%
|
110−120
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
−233%
|
130−140
+233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−226%
|
300−310
+226%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
−233%
|
90−95
+233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
−233%
|
240−250
+233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
−219%
|
150−160
+219%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
−233%
|
130−140
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
−226%
|
150−160
+226%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
−229%
|
250−260
+229%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
−213%
|
100−105
+213%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−226%
|
75−80
+226%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−226%
|
150−160
+226%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
−221%
|
90−95
+221%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−218%
|
70−75
+218%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−233%
|
110−120
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 35−40
−233%
|
130−140
+233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−226%
|
300−310
+226%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
−233%
|
90−95
+233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
−233%
|
240−250
+233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
−219%
|
150−160
+219%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
−233%
|
130−140
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
−226%
|
150−160
+226%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−224%
|
110−120
+224%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
−229%
|
250−260
+229%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 30−35
−213%
|
100−105
+213%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 21−24
−226%
|
75−80
+226%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 27−30
−221%
|
90−95
+221%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−218%
|
70−75
+218%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−233%
|
110−120
+233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−226%
|
300−310
+226%
|
| Hitman 3 | 27−30
−233%
|
90−95
+233%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 70−75
−233%
|
240−250
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 45−50
−226%
|
150−160
+226%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−224%
|
110−120
+224%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 75−80
−229%
|
250−260
+229%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35−40
−233%
|
130−140
+233%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−233%
|
90−95
+233%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 21−24
−218%
|
70−75
+218%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 14−16
−221%
|
45−50
+221%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 10−12
−218%
|
35−40
+218%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 14−16
−233%
|
50−55
+233%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−200%
|
21−24
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
−213%
|
50−55
+213%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
−233%
|
240−250
+233%
|
| Hitman 3 | 16−18
−224%
|
55−60
+224%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−228%
|
95−100
+228%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−233%
|
80−85
+233%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
−233%
|
80−85
+233%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−233%
|
50−55
+233%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 85−90
−233%
|
290−300
+233%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
−226%
|
75−80
+226%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
−221%
|
45−50
+221%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 10−11
−200%
|
30−33
+200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 10−11
−200%
|
30−33
+200%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 65−70
−233%
|
230−240
+233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
−208%
|
40−45
+208%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 12−14
−208%
|
40−45
+208%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 8−9
−238%
|
27−30
+238%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 7−8
−200%
|
21−24
+200%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
−200%
|
21−24
+200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
−238%
|
27−30
+238%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18−20
−216%
|
60−65
+216%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 12−14
−208%
|
40−45
+208%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 5−6
−220%
|
16−18
+220%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
−208%
|
40−45
+208%
|
This is how Apple M1 8-Core GPU and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 221% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.54 | 49.15 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 21 March 2023 |
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile has a 238% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 years.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 8-Core GPU in performance tests.
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