Radeon HD 3850 vs GeForce GTX 285

Aggregated performance score

GTX 285
2008
1 GB GDDR3
3.92
+288%

GeForce GTX 285 outperforms Radeon HD 3850 by 288% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking6561064
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation0.640.37
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT200BRV670
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date23 December 2008 (15 years ago)19 November 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$359 $179
Current price$98 (0.3x MSRP)$30 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 285 has 73% better value for money than ATI HD 3850.

Detailed Specifications

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 cores240320
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed648 MHz668 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)204 Watt75 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate51.8 billion/sec10.69
Floating-point performance708.5 gflops427.5 gflops

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 2.0 x16
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)208 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1242 MHz1660 MHz
Memory bandwidth159.0 GB/s53.12 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 ConnectorsHDTVTwo Dual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported GPU Technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+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 285 3.92
+288%
ATI HD 3850 1.01

GeForce GTX 285 outperforms Radeon HD 3850 by 288% 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 285 1516
+287%
ATI HD 3850 392

GeForce GTX 285 outperforms Radeon HD 3850 by 287% in Passmark.

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 3.92 1.01
Recency 23 December 2008 19 November 2007
Cost $359 $179
Power consumption (TDP) 204 Watt 75 Watt

The GeForce GTX 285 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.


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