Radeon HD 3850 vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

Place in performance ranking	190	1064
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Value for money	27.05	0.37
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	TU116	RV670
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 October 2019 (4 years old)	19 November 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$179
Current price	$206	$30 (0.2x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 SUPER has 7211% better value for money than ATI HD 3850.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1280	320
Core clock speed	1530 MHz	668 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	6,600 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	75 Watt
Texture fill rate	138.0	10.69
Floating-point performance	no data	427.5 gflops

Size and 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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	229 mm	208 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin

Memory

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	GDDR6	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz	1660 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	53.12 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI	+	no data

Technologies

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

VR Ready	+	no data
Multi Monitor	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	6.5	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	7.5	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.19
+2493%

ATI HD 3850 1.01

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 3850 by 2493% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 1650 SUPER 10143
+2488%

ATI HD 3850 392

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 3850 by 2488% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	72 +3500%	2−3 −3500%
1440p	36 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
4K	22	0−1

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

63
+3050%

2−3

−3050%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	53 +2550%	2−3 −2550%
Battlefield 5	72 +3500%	2−3 −3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +4900%	1−2 −4900%
Far Cry 5	93 +3000%	3−4 −3000%
Far Cry New Dawn	89 +2867%	3−4 −2867%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +2800%	3−4 −2800%
Hitman 3	105 +2525%	4−5 −2525%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +3600%	2−3 −3600%
Red Dead Redemption 2	71 +3450%	2−3 −3450%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85 +2733%	3−4 −2733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	71 +3450%	2−3 −3450%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Battlefield 5	58 +2800%	2−3 −2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70 +3350%	2−3 −3350%
Cyberpunk 2077	40 +3900%	1−2 −3900%
Far Cry 5	86 +2767%	3−4 −2767%
Far Cry New Dawn	83 +2667%	3−4 −2667%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +2800%	3−4 −2800%
Hitman 3	83 +2667%	3−4 −2667%
Horizon Zero Dawn	58 +2800%	2−3 −2800%
Metro Exodus	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30 +2900%	1−2 −2900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	67 +3250%	2−3 −3250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90 +2900%	3−4 −2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	61 +2950%	2−3 −2950%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	15	0−1
Battlefield 5	57 +2750%	2−3 −2750%
Cyberpunk 2077	34 +3300%	1−2 −3300%
Far Cry 5	79 +2533%	3−4 −2533%
Far Cry New Dawn	76 +3700%	2−3 −3700%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +2800%	3−4 −2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50 +4900%	1−2 −4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +4000%	1−2 −4000%
Hitman 3	51 +5000%	1−2 −5000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	39 +3800%	1−2 −3800%
Metro Exodus	29 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	11	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40 +3900%	1−2 −3900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	13	0−1
Battlefield 5	42 +4100%	1−2 −4100%
Cyberpunk 2077	20	0−1
Far Cry 5	54 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
Far Cry New Dawn	55 +2650%	2−3 −2650%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +2600%	2−3 −2600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24	0−1
Hitman 3	25	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	5	0−1
Metro Exodus	16	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	32 +3100%	1−2 −3100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5	0−1
Battlefield 5	24	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3	0−1
Far Cry 5	24	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +3600%	1−2 −3600%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8	0−1

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and ATI HD 3850 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

GTX 1650 SUPER is 3500% faster than ATI HD 3850

1440p resolution:

GTX 1650 SUPER is 3500% faster than ATI HD 3850

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	26.19	1.01
Recency	29 October 2019	19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	75 Watt