GeForce RTX 4090 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with GeForce RTX 4090, including specs and performance data.
RTX 4090 outperforms Mobility HD 3850 by a whopping 13238% 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 | 1228 | 4 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 31.07 |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | 15.54 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | M88 | AD102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 20 September 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,599 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 cores | 320 | 16384 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 2235 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 450 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 9.280 | 1,290.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3712 TFLOPS | 82.58 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 176 |
| TMUs | 16 | 512 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 512 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 16 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 72 MB |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 48 GB/s | 1.01 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | - | 8.9 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 1−2
−25100%
| 252
+25100%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−19000%
| 191
+19000%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−13800%
| 139
+13800%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 6.35 |
| 1440p | no data | 8.37 |
| 4K | no data | 11.50 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−11250%
|
227
+11250%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−11100%
|
224
+11100%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−12000%
|
120−130
+12000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 209 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−6780%
|
300−350
+6780%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−2231%
|
650−700
+2231%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20−22
−1290%
|
270−280
+1290%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−10650%
|
215
+10650%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−2008%
|
253
+2008%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−12000%
|
120−130
+12000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 201 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−6780%
|
300−350
+6780%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−22700%
|
228
+22700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−9450%
|
573
+9450%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−2231%
|
650−700
+2231%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−10450%
|
211
+10450%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−1767%
|
224
+1767%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 1−2
−12000%
|
120−130
+12000%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 187 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−6780%
|
300−350
+6780%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−4967%
|
304
+4967%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−2245%
|
680
+2245%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−10300%
|
312
+10300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 3−4
−17100%
|
500−550
+17100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
−2400%
|
170−180
+2400%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Escape from Tarkov | 2−3
−5900%
|
120−130
+5900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−15200%
|
300−350
+15200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−12850%
|
259
+12850%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−15000%
|
150−160
+15000%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1236%
|
187
+1236%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−8150%
|
300−350
+8150%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−4700%
|
95−100
+4700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−3850%
|
75−80
+3850%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 351
+0%
|
351
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 340
+0%
|
340
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 281
+0%
|
281
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 340
+0%
|
340
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 275
+0%
|
275
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 174
+0%
|
174
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 162
+0%
|
162
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 179
+0%
|
179
+0%
|
| Valorant | 450−500
+0%
|
450−500
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 190−200
+0%
|
190−200
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 159
+0%
|
159
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 186
+0%
|
186
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 166
+0%
|
166
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 136
+0%
|
136
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 280
+0%
|
280
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 81
+0%
|
81
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 227
+0%
|
227
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 169
+0%
|
169
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 3850 and RTX 4090 compete in popular games:
- RTX 4090 is 25100% faster in 1080p
- RTX 4090 is 19000% faster in 1440p
- RTX 4090 is 13800% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4090 is 22700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 4090 performs better in 33 tests (54%)
- there's a draw in 28 tests (46%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.68 | 90.70 |
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 20 September 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 450 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 3850 has 1185.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090, on the other hand, has a 13238.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 4700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 4090 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 RTX 4090 is a desktop one.
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