GeForce GTX 650 vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 and GeForce GTX 650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 3850
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.02

GTX 650 outperforms ATI HD 3850 by a whopping 345% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1100654
Place by popularitynot in top-10074
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.021.23
Power efficiency0.944.83
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRV670GK107
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 November 2007 (16 years ago)6 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $109

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 650 has 6050% better value for money than ATI HD 3850.

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 cores320384
Core clock speed668 MHz1058 MHz
Number of transistors666 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt64 Watt
Texture fill rate10.6933.86
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPS0.8125 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
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).

Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length208 mm147 mm
Heightno data4.38" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed830 MHz5.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth53.12 GB/s80.0 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-VideoOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+

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
OpenGL3.34.3
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-+

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 1.02
GTX 650 4.54
+345%

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 392
GTX 650 1750
+346%

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 1.02 4.54
Recency 19 November 2007 6 September 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 64 Watt

GTX 650 has a 345.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 17.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


ATI Radeon HD 3850
Radeon HD 3850
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
GeForce GTX 650

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.4 205 votes

Rate Radeon HD 3850 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.6 3830 votes

Rate GeForce GTX 650 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.