Radeon RX 6800S vs ATI HD 3830
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 135 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 29.04 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | Navi 23 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (3 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 cores | 320 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 668 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 11,060 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.69 | 268.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4275 TFLOPS | 8.602 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 64 |
| TMUs | 16 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 Cache | 128 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 828 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 26.5 GB/s | 256.0 GB/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 | No outputs |
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 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2008 | 4 January 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
ATI HD 3830 has 33.3% lower power consumption.
RX 6800S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3830 and Radeon RX 6800S. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3830 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon RX 6800S is a notebook one.
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