RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 62 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 29.80 |
| Architecture | no data | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (1 year 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 | 38 | 5120 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 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 | medium sized | 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 | LPDDR5-6400 | 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 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 January 2023 | 21 March 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 115 Watt |
Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU has 117% lower power consumption.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU is a notebook graphics card while RTX 3500 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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