GeForce 720A vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 AGP with GeForce 720A, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 3850 AGP
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.12

720A outperforms ATI HD 3850 AGP by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1073953
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.083.48
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameRV670GF117
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date3 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 July 2014 (10 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 cores32096
Core clock speed668 MHz775 MHz
Boost clock speedno data938 MHz
Number of transistors666 million585 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate10.6915.01
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPS0.1801 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs1616

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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 2.0 x16
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed828 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth52.99 GB/s16 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-2.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 3850 AGP 1.12
GeForce 720A 1.59
+42%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 3850 AGP 432
GeForce 720A 614
+42.1%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.12 1.59
Recency 3 January 2008 1 July 2014
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 33 Watt

GeForce 720A has a 42% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 127.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 720A is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 AGP in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 AGP is a desktop card while GeForce 720A is a notebook 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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