FirePro W2100 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with FirePro W2100, including specs and performance data.
FirePro W2100 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3850 by a whopping 244% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1183 | 848 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RV6xx (2007−2010) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | M88 | Mars |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 December 2007 (16 years ago) | 2 October 2015 (8 years 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 | 320 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 26 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.280 | 13.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.3712 gflops | 0.4352 gflops |
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 | large | no data |
| Bus support | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Form factor | no data | low profile / half length |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 28.8 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 | 2x DisplayPort |
| DisplayPort count | no data | 2 |
| Dual-link DVI support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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:
| Full HD | 2−3
−400%
| 10
+400%
|
| 4K | 0−1 | 2 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−72.7%
|
18−20
+72.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−23.3%
|
35−40
+23.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−500%
|
6−7
+500%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−72.7%
|
18−20
+72.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−23.3%
|
35−40
+23.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−72.7%
|
18−20
+72.7%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−83.3%
|
10−12
+83.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−30%
|
12−14
+30%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−23.3%
|
35−40
+23.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 5−6 |
1440p
High Preset
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 0−1 | 0−1 |
This is how ATI Mobility HD 3850 and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:
- FirePro W2100 is 400% 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 FirePro W2100 is 550% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- FirePro W2100 is ahead in 34 tests (67%)
- there's a draw in 17 tests (33%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 2.34 |
| Recency | 1 December 2007 | 2 October 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 26 Watt |
FirePro W2100 has a 244.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 111.5% lower power consumption.
The FirePro W2100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a notebook card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation 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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