GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 and GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 3850
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.02

RTX 3050 8 GB outperforms ATI HD 3850 by a whopping 3109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1104165
Place by popularitynot in top-10011
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0469.36
Power efficiency0.9317.26
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV670GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 November 2007 (17 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3050 8 GB has 173300% 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 cores3202560
Core clock speed668 MHz1552 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors666 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate10.69142.2
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPS9.098 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs1680
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length208 mm242 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed830 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth53.12 GB/s224.0 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-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.6
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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
RTX 3050 8 GB 32.73
+3109%

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
RTX 3050 8 GB 12612
+3117%

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 32.73
Recency 19 November 2007 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt

ATI HD 3850 has 73.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 3108.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.


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