GeForce 7950 GT vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 AGP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 AGP and GeForce 7950 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 3850 AGP
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.12
+24.4%

ATI HD 3850 AGP outperforms 7950 GT by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking10811125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Power efficiency1.020.95
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameRV670G71
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 January 2008 (16 years ago)6 August 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$114.95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores320no data
Core clock speed668 MHz550 MHz
Number of transistors666 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate10.6913.20
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs1624

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 1.0 x16
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin

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 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed828 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth52.99 GB/s44.8 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-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.13.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

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
+24.4%
7950 GT 0.90

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
+24.5%
7950 GT 347

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 0.90
Recency 3 January 2008 6 August 2006
Chip lithography 55 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 65 Watt

ATI HD 3850 AGP has a 24.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 63.6% more advanced lithography process.

7950 GT, on the other hand, has 15.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 3850 AGP is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7950 GT in performance tests.


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