RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro P6000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P6000 with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile outperforms P6000 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 108 | 62 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.94 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.89 | 29.63 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3840 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1506 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1645 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP) |
| Texture fill rate | 394.8 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 12.63 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 96 | no data |
| TMUs | 240 | no 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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2" (5.1 cm) | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 8-pin | no data |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | 384 Bit | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1127 MHz | 16000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | Up to 432 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | no data | - |
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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 4x DisplayPort | no data |
| Number of simultaneous displays | 4 | no data |
| Multi-display synchronization | Quadro Sync II | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| ECC (Error Correcting Code) | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Pro | + | no data |
| Mosaic | + | no data |
| High-Performance Video I/O6 | + | no data |
| nView Desktop Management | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 | 12 Ultimate |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
| CUDA | 6.1 | - |
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.
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.
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 | 39.72 | 49.70 |
| Recency | 1 October 2016 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 115 Watt |
Quadro P6000 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has a 25.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 117.4% lower power consumption.
The RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P6000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro P6000 is a workstation 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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