GeForce RTX 3060 Ti vs RTX 3500 Ada Laptop: graphics card comparison

Performance score

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 2020, $399 · 8 GB GDDR6 / GDDR6X, 200 W

24.24 +10%

RTX 3500 Ada Laptop · 12 GB GDDR6, 60–140 W

21.99

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By our estimate, GeForce RTX 3060 Ti beats RTX 3500 Ada Laptop by 10%.

The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.

Real tests

What the test measures

Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.

GPU rendering (Blender)

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

2764

faster than 68% of tested · runs: 232

RTX 3500 Ada Laptop

4730+71 %

faster than 86% of tested · runs: 24

Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.

Overview

	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
Score (0–100)	24.24	21.99
Ranking position	61	70
Price/performance (0–100)	58.05	no data
Power efficiency (0–100)	58.1	no data
Manufacturer	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Architecture	Ampere	Ada Lovelace
Release date	2020-12-02	no data
Launch price	$399	no data

Specifications

	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
Shader cores	4864	5120
Base clock	1410 MHz	no data
Boost clock	1670 MHz	1755 MHz
FP32 TFLOPS (calculated)	16.25	17.97
Hardware ray tracing	yes	yes
Upscaling	DLSS 2	no data

Video memory

	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
VRAM	8 GB	12 GB
Memory type	GDDR6 / GDDR6X	GDDR6
Memory bus	256 bit	192 bit

Power and connection

	GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	RTX 3500 Ada Laptop
Board power	200 W	60–140 W
PCI Express version	4.0	no data

Pros and cons

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

10% higher overall score

RTX 3500 Ada Laptop

more VRAM: 12 GB vs 8 GB

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