GeForce 8200M G vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and GeForce 8200M G, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 3850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.68
+325%

Mobility HD 3850 outperforms 8200M G by a whopping 325% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12371488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.50no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)no data
GPU code nameM88MCP77MV MCP79MVL
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date4 June 2008 (17 years ago)3 June 2008 (17 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 cores3208
Core clock speed580 MHz400 MHz
Number of transistors666 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate9.280no data
Floating-point processing power0.3712 TFLOPSno data
ROPs16no data
TMUs16no data
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 x16no 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount512 MBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed750 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.3no data
OpenCLN/Ano data
VulkanN/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
+100%
1−2
−100%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Valorant 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 20−22
+81.8%
10−12
−81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Valorant 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Valorant 27−30
+20.8%
24−27
−20.8%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 3−4 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3850 is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 3850 performs better in 23 tests (88%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (12%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.16
Chip lithography 55 nm 80 nm

ATI Mobility HD 3850 has a 325% higher aggregate performance score, and a 45% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8200M G in performance tests.

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