GeForce 210 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with GeForce 210, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3650
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 30 Watt
0.36
+20%

ATI Mobility HD 3650 outperforms 210 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12861326
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency0.820.66
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameM86GT218
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2008 (16 years ago)12 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$29.49

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 cores12016
Core clock speed500 MHz589 MHz
Number of transistors378 million260 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt30.5 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate4.0004.160
Floating-point processing power0.12 TFLOPS0.03936 TFLOPS
ROPs44
TMUs88

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-IIPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data168 mm
Heightno data2.731" (6.9 cm)
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3GDDR2
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed700 MHz500 MHz
Memory bandwidth22.4 GB/s8.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDVIVGADisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.1
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Hitman 3 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+33.3%
21−24
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.36 0.30
Recency 7 January 2008 12 October 2009
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

ATI Mobility HD 3650 has a 20% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 210, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3650 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 210 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3650 is a notebook card while GeForce 210 is a desktop one.


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