RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile
2021
4 GB GDDR6, 60 Watt
24.46

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms RTX 3050 4GB Mobile by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking22262
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Power efficiency28.2329.60
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGN20-P0no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2021 (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 cores20485120
Core clock speed1238 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)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 sizelargelarge

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz16000 MHz
Shared memory--

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 Ultimate

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 24.46
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 49.15
+101%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 15712
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 41630
+165%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 11949
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 29248
+145%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile 4497
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 12806
+185%

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 HD63
−90.5%
120−130
+90.5%
1440p43
−97.7%
85−90
+97.7%
4K28
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 66
−97%
130−140
+97%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−100%
110−120
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
−89.7%
110−120
+89.7%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 52
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−100%
290−300
+100%
Hitman 3 57
−93%
110−120
+93%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−100%
230−240
+100%
Metro Exodus 126
−98.4%
250−260
+98.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 87
−95.4%
170−180
+95.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
−90.5%
160−170
+90.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 186
−88.2%
350−400
+88.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−100%
110−120
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
−87.5%
60−65
+87.5%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−95.1%
160−170
+95.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 41
−95.1%
80−85
+95.1%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−100%
130−140
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−100%
290−300
+100%
Hitman 3 55
−100%
110−120
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
−100%
230−240
+100%
Metro Exodus 95
−100%
190−200
+100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
−90.5%
120−130
+90.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
−91.5%
180−190
+91.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
−85.2%
100−105
+85.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180
−94.4%
350−400
+94.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−100%
110−120
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24
−87.5%
45−50
+87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
−91.2%
65−70
+91.2%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−93%
110−120
+93%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−100%
290−300
+100%
Hitman 3 51
−96.1%
100−105
+96.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
−89.2%
140−150
+89.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 81
−97.5%
160−170
+97.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46
−95.7%
90−95
+95.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 26
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 72
−94.4%
140−150
+94.4%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
−91.5%
90−95
+91.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
−97.4%
75−80
+97.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−92.3%
50−55
+92.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 22
−81.8%
40−45
+81.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Far Cry 5 27−30
−89.7%
55−60
+89.7%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
−95.8%
280−290
+95.8%
Hitman 3 37
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 59
−86.4%
110−120
+86.4%
Metro Exodus 52
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 56
−96.4%
110−120
+96.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
−93.5%
60−65
+93.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 166
−80.7%
300−310
+80.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 53
−88.7%
100−105
+88.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−100%
50−55
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−84.2%
35−40
+84.2%
Hitman 3 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−95.3%
250−260
+95.3%
Metro Exodus 37
−89.2%
70−75
+89.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
−89.7%
55−60
+89.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−100%
30−33
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−84.6%
24−27
+84.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−100%
12−14
+100%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−91.2%
65−70
+91.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 34
−91.2%
65−70
+91.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
−100%
50−55
+100%

This is how RTX 3050 4GB Mobile and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 90% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 98% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is 96% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.46 49.15
Recency 11 May 2021 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 3050 4GB Mobile has 91.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 100.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Mobile in performance tests.


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