ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 vs GeForce GTX 285M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 285M and Mobility Radeon HD 3850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 285M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.65
+143%

GTX 285M outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3850 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9451176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.531.35
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameG92M88
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 February 2010 (14 years ago)4 June 2008 (16 years 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 cores128320
Core clock speed600 MHz580 MHz
Number of transistors754 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate38.409.280
Floating-point processing power0.384 TFLOPS0.3712 TFLOPS
Gigaflops576no data
ROPs1616
TMUs6416

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno 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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 1020 MHz750 MHz
Memory bandwidth61 GB/s48 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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVIVGALVDSHDMIDual Link DVIDisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

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.

GTX 285M 1.65
+143%
ATI Mobility HD 3850 0.68

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 285M 6498
+246%
ATI Mobility HD 3850 1880

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p21
+163%
8−9
−163%
Full HD30
+150%
12−14
−150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how GTX 285M and ATI Mobility HD 3850 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 285M is 163% faster in 900p
  • GTX 285M is 150% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 285M is 350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 285M is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.65 0.68
Recency 1 February 2010 4 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 35 Watt

GTX 285M has a 142.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI Mobility HD 3850, on the other hand, has a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 285M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.


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