RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 4060 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4060 Ti with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4060 Ti
2023
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
59.35
+19.3%

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3462
Place by popularity14not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation83.14no data
Power efficiency25.4229.64
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD106no data
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date18 May 2023 (1 year ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores43525120
Core clock speed2310 MHzno data
Boost clock speed2535 MHzno data
Number of transistors22,900 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate344.8no data
Floating-point processing power22.06 TFLOPSno data
ROPs48no data
TMUs136no data
Tensor Cores136no data
Ray Tracing Cores34no 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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x8no data
Length240 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-pinno 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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.0 GB/sno 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 Connectors1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4ano data
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.7no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL3.0no data
Vulkan1.3-
CUDA8.9-

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 4060 Ti 59.35
+19.3%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 49.74

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 4060 Ti 22865
+19.3%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 19163

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 59.35 49.74
Recency 18 May 2023 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4060 Ti has a 19.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 month.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 39.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop 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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