Radeon HD 4650 vs Mobility HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3850 with Radeon HD 4650, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3850
2007
512 MB GDDR3, 55 Watt
0.67
+8.1%

ATI Mobility HD 3850 outperforms ATI HD 4650 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking11391159
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRV6xx (2007−2010)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameM88RV730
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 December 2007 (16 years ago)10 September 2008 (15 years ago)
Current priceno data$154

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores320320
Core clock speed580 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors666 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt48 Watt
Texture fill rate9.28019.20
Floating-point performance371.2 gflops384.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 4650 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data193 mm
Widthno data1-slot

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 MB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth48 GB/s22.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCLN/A1.1
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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.62
Recency 1 December 2007 10 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 256 MB
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 48 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and Radeon HD 4650.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 4650 is a desktop one.


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