GeForce 7900 GTX vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with GeForce 7900 GTX, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.68

7900 GTX outperforms Mobility HD 3850 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12341176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.490.85
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Curie (2003−2013)
GPU code nameM88G71
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date4 June 2008 (17 years ago)9 March 2006 (19 years ago)

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 cores320no data
Core clock speed580 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors666 million278 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt84 Watt
Texture fill rate9.28015.60
Floating-point processing power0.3712 TFLOPSno data
ROPs1616
TMUs1624
L2 Cache256 KBno data

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB512 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s51.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)9.0c (9_3)
Shader Model4.13.0
OpenGL3.32.1
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/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

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Valorant 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
−35%
27−30
+35%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Valorant 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 12−14
−33.3%
16−18
+33.3%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Valorant 27−30
−20.7%
35−40
+20.7%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−28.6%
18−20
+28.6%
Valorant 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.93
Recency 4 June 2008 9 March 2006
Chip lithography 55 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 84 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3850 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 63.6% more advanced lithography process, and 140% lower power consumption.

7900 GTX, on the other hand, has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce 7900 GTX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 7900 GTX is a desktop one.

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