RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro P3000 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated62
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data29.74
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameN17E-Q1 Max-Qno data
Market segmentMobile workstationMobile workstation
Release date1 September 2017 (7 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 cores12805120
Core clock speed1075 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1240 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology16 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)

Form factor & compatibility

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Laptop sizelargelarge

VRAM capacity and type

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Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount16 GB12 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed7008 MHz16000 MHz
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Supported technologies

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Optimus+-

API compatibility

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DirectX12_112 Ultimate

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2017 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 115 Watt

P3000 Max-Q has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 91.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

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