RTX 3500 Embedded Ada Generation vs Radeon Pro 5600M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 230 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Navi / RDNA (2019−2020) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | Navi 10 | AD104 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 June 2020 (4 years ago) | 21 March 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 5120 |
| Boost clock speed | 1265 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Number of transistors | no data | 35,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 164.8 | 360.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 5.274 gflops | 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 | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | HBM2 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2048 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 18 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 394.2 GB/s | 432.0 GB/s |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 June 2020 | 21 March 2023 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 100 Watt |
Pro 5600M has 100% lower power consumption.
RTX 3500 Embedded Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Pro 5600M and RTX 3500 Embedded Ada Generation. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 5600M is a mobile workstation card while RTX 3500 Embedded Ada Generation is a desktop 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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