Radeon HD 6510G2 vs ATI Mobility HD 3850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 6510G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 6510G2 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3850 by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in the ranking | 1176 | 1021 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Power efficiency | 1.35 | no data |
Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) |
GPU code name | M88 | no data |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 14 June 2011 (13 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 cores | 320 | 400 |
Core clock speed | 580 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 666 million | no data |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 9.280 | no data |
Floating-point processing power | 0.3712 TFLOPS | no data |
ROPs | 16 | no data |
TMUs | 16 | no data |
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 | medium sized |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no 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 type | GDDR3 | no data |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | no data |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | no data |
Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | no data |
Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | no data |
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 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11 |
Shader Model | 4.1 | no data |
OpenGL | 3.3 | no data |
OpenCL | N/A | no data |
Vulkan | N/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
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−10%
|
30−35
+10%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−10%
|
30−35
+10%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 10−12
−27.3%
|
14−16
+27.3%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−10%
|
10−12
+10%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−33
−10%
|
30−35
+10%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
1440p
High Preset
Far Cry New Dawn | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 6−7
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
−200%
|
6−7
+200%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
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
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Battlefield 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Far Cry New Dawn | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 6510G2 is 200% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD 6510G2 is ahead in 32 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 0.68 | 1.34 |
Recency | 4 June 2008 | 14 June 2011 |
Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
HD 6510G2 has a 97.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon HD 6510G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.
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