RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4080 Mobile
2023
12 GB GDDR6, 110 Watt
65.22
+31.1%

RTX 4080 Mobile outperforms RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking2762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency40.6329.64
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD104no data
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 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 cores74245120
Core clock speed1290 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1665 MHzno data
Number of transistors35,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology4 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate386.3no data
Floating-point processing power24.72 TFLOPSno data
ROPs80no data
TMUs232no data
Tensor Cores232no data
Ray Tracing Cores58no 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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no 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 amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed2250 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth432.0 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 ConnectorsPortable Device Dependentno data

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 4080 Mobile 65.22
+31.1%
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 4080 Mobile 25124
+31.1%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 19163

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 4080 Mobile 57702
+38.6%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 41630

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 4080 Mobile 41727
+42.7%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 29248

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 4080 Mobile 18534
+44.7%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 12806

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 HD157
+42.7%
110−120
−42.7%
1440p104
+38.7%
75−80
−38.7%
4K70
+40%
50−55
−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 149
+35.5%
110−120
−35.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+38.8%
80−85
−38.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+32.9%
70−75
−32.9%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
+43%
100−105
−43%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+34.7%
95−100
−34.7%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+36.3%
160−170
−36.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+31.8%
85−90
−31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+37.3%
150−160
−37.3%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+35.5%
110−120
−35.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 200−210
+38.7%
150−160
−38.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+44%
100−105
−44%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+38.8%
80−85
−38.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90−95
+32.9%
70−75
−32.9%
Battlefield 5 160−170
+40.8%
120−130
−40.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 124
+37.8%
90−95
−37.8%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 120−130
+34.7%
95−100
−34.7%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+36.3%
160−170
−36.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+31.8%
85−90
−31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+37.3%
150−160
−37.3%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+35.5%
110−120
−35.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 351
+35%
260−270
−35%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+44%
100−105
−44%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+38.8%
80−85
−38.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 118
+38.8%
85−90
−38.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+37.3%
75−80
−37.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+34.4%
90−95
−34.4%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+31.3%
80−85
−31.3%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+36.3%
160−170
−36.3%
Hitman 3 110−120
+31.8%
85−90
−31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+37.3%
150−160
−37.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 318
+32.5%
240−250
−32.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 172
+32.3%
130−140
−32.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+37.5%
80−85
−37.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
+36.7%
60−65
−36.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 60−65
+33.3%
45−50
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 93
+32.9%
70−75
−32.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
+40%
45−50
−40%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+36.7%
60−65
−36.7%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+37.8%
45−50
−37.8%
Forza Horizon 4 260−270
+32%
200−210
−32%
Hitman 3 70−75
+34.5%
55−60
−34.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+36.7%
90−95
−36.7%
Metro Exodus 95−100
+35.7%
70−75
−35.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 237
+31.7%
180−190
−31.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140
+40%
100−105
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 220−230
+31.2%
170−180
−31.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+40%
65−70
−40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+42.5%
40−45
−42.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+40%
35−40
−40%
Hitman 3 40−45
+46.7%
30−33
−46.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 211
+31.9%
160−170
−31.9%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+36.4%
55−60
−36.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 117
+37.6%
85−90
−37.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+33.3%
30−33
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55
+37.5%
40−45
−37.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
+37%
27−30
−37%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+41.7%
24−27
−41.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+31.7%
60−65
−31.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 121
+34.4%
90−95
−34.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 56
+40%
40−45
−40%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+45.7%
35−40
−45.7%

This is how RTX 4080 Mobile and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 43% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 39% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4080 Mobile is 40% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 65.22 49.74
Recency 3 January 2023 21 March 2023
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4080 Mobile has a 31.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 4.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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