ATI Radeon HD 5670 vs ATI Mobility HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with Radeon HD 5670, including specs and performance data.

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

HD 5670 outperforms Mobility HD 3850 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1237950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.23
Power efficiency1.502.30
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameM88Redwood
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2008 (17 years ago)14 January 2010 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores320400
Core clock speed580 MHz775 MHz
Number of transistors666 million627 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate9.28015.50
Floating-point processing power0.3712 TFLOPS0.62 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1620
L1 Cacheno data40 KB
L2 Cache256 KB256 KB

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 data168 mm
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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
HDMI-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.0
OpenGL3.34.4
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3850 0.68
ATI HD 5670 1.91
+181%

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3850 1880
ATI HD 5670 6584
+250%

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:

900p9−10
−189%
26
+189%
Full HD10−12
−230%
33
+230%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.61

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 5−6
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Valorant 27−30
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−100%
40−45
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Dota 2 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Far Cry 5 0−1 5−6
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Valorant 27−30
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Dota 2 12−14
−75%
21−24
+75%
Far Cry 5 0−1 5−6
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Valorant 27−30
−34.5%
35−40
+34.5%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−367%
14−16
+367%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−171%
18−20
+171%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

1440p
High

Valorant 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra

Dota 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1

This is how ATI Mobility HD 3850 and ATI HD 5670 compete in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5670 is 189% faster in 900p
  • ATI HD 5670 is 230% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI HD 5670 is 367% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI HD 5670 performs better in 28 tests (61%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (39%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 1.91
Recency 4 June 2008 14 January 2010
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 64 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3850 has 83% lower power consumption.

ATI HD 5670, on the other hand, has a 181% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 38% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 5670 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 graphics card while Radeon HD 5670 is a desktop one.

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