ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 vs FirePro S9000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro S9000 with Mobility Radeon HD 3850, including specs and performance data.
S9000 outperforms Mobility HD 3850 by a whopping 1659% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 458 | 1252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.44 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.18 | 1.53 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | M88 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 24 August 2012 (14 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,499 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1792 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 580 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 35 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 100.8 | 9.280 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.226 TFLOPS | 0.3712 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 112 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 256 KB |
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 | large |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Form factor | full height / full length | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1375 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 264 GB/s | 48 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| DisplayPort count | 1 | no data |
| Dual-link DVI support | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
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2−3
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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Full HD
Medium
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
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2−3
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
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5−6
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
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8−9
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High
| Atomic Heart | 2−3
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2−3
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
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20−22
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 12−14
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12−14
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
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5−6
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| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
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8−9
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
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6−7
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Dota 2 | 12−14
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12−14
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
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5−6
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
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8−9
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
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6−7
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 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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| Valorant | 1−2
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1−2
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1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
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1−2
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
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1−2
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
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1−2
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 6−7
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6−7
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4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 32 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.14 | 0.69 |
| Recency | 24 August 2012 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 35 Watt |
FirePro S9000 has a 1659% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.
ATI Mobility HD 3850, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.
The FirePro S9000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro S9000 is a workstation graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a notebook one.
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