Quadro4 380 XGL vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with Quadro4 380 XGL, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3850
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.68
+6700%

Mobility HD 3850 outperforms Quadro4 380 XGL by a whopping 6700% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12371571
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.50no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameM88NV18 A4
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 June 2008 (17 years ago)12 November 2002 (23 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 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors666 million29 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data
Texture fill rate9.2801.100
Floating-point processing power0.3712 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs164
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 x16AGP 8x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR
Maximum RAM amount512 MB128 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz256 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s8.192 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

API and SDK support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)8.0
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL3.31.3
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 0−1

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9 0−1
Valorant 27−30 0−1

Full HD
High

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

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 12−14 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1
Valorant 27−30 0−1

1440p
High

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

1440p
Ultra

Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 1−2 0−1

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16 0−1
Valorant 3−4 0−1

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3 0−1

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.01
Recency 4 June 2008 12 November 2002
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 55 nm 150 nm

ATI Mobility HD 3850 has a 6700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 173% more advanced lithography process.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro4 380 XGL in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro4 380 XGL is a workstation one.

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