ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 vs ATI HD 3850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 3850 with Mobility Radeon HD 3650, including specs and performance data.
ATI HD 3850 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3650 by a whopping 184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1119 | 1305 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.93 | 0.82 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | M86 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 7 January 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $179 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 120 |
| Core clock speed | 668 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 378 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.69 | 4.000 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4275 TFLOPS | 0.12 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-II |
| Length | 208 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 830 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 53.12 GB/s | 22.4 GB/s |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | 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 - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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| Atomic Heart | 2−3
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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| Atomic Heart | 2−3
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2−3
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 14−16
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14−16
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
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4−5
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 10−11
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10−11
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
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7−8
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
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4−5
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| Valorant | 24−27
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24−27
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
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3−4
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
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1−2
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 2−3
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2−3
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| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 28 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.88 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 7 January 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 30 Watt |
ATI HD 3850 has a 183.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
ATI Mobility HD 3650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 150% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3650 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 3650 is a notebook one.
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