RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile vs Quadro RTX 8000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 8000 with RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 8000
2018
48 GB GDDR6, 260 Watt
50.03
+0.7%

RTX 8000 outperforms RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6162
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.90no data
Power efficiency13.1929.63
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU102no data
Market segmentWorkstationMobile workstation
Release date13 August 2018 (6 years ago)21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$9,999 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 cores46085120
Core clock speed1395 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1770 MHzno data
Number of transistors18,600 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)260 Watt115 Watt (60 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate509.8no data
Floating-point processing power16.31 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs288no data
Tensor Cores576no data
Ray Tracing Cores72no 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 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 amount48 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth672.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-Cno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2.131-
CUDA7.5-

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 8000 50.03
+0.7%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 49.70

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 8000 19278
+0.7%
RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile 19149

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 50.03 49.70
Recency 13 August 2018 21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount 48 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 260 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 8000 has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 126.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Quadro RTX 8000 and RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation card while RTX 3500 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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