ATI Radeon HD 4650 vs ATI Mobility HD 3850

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with Radeon HD 4650, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.68
+9.7%

ATI Mobility HD 3850 outperforms ATI HD 4650 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11761196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.350.90
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameM88RV730
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2008 (16 years ago)10 September 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 cores320320
Core clock speed580 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors666 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate9.28019.20
Floating-point processing power0.3712 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1632

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data193 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 amount512 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s22.4 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A

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 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
+11.1%
27−30
−11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

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

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 0.68 0.62
Recency 4 June 2008 10 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 48 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3850 has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 37.1% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 4650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 4650.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4650 is a desktop one.


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