ATI Radeon HD 4200 vs ATI HD 3850 AGP

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 AGP and Radeon HD 4200, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 3850 AGP
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.03
+281%

HD 3850 AGP outperforms HD 4200 by a whopping 281% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11411407
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.05no data
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRV670RS880
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date3 January 2008 (17 years ago)1 August 2009 (16 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 cores32040
Core clock speed668 MHz500 MHz
Number of transistors666 million181 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate10.692.000
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPS0.04 TFLOPS
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).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCIe 1.0 x16
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount512 MBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed828 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth52.99 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D 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/A1.0
VulkanN/AN/A

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.

ATI HD 3850 AGP 1.03
+281%
ATI HD 4200 0.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 3850 AGP 432
+289%
Samples: 50
ATI HD 4200 111
Samples: 1302

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 1−2
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1−2
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Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 24−27
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24−27
+0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dota 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
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Valorant 24−27
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24−27
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Dota 2 9−10
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9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
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7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
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5−6
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Escape from Tarkov 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High

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

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1−2
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1−2
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 27 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.27
Recency 3 January 2008 1 August 2009

ATI HD 3850 AGP has a 281.5% higher aggregate performance score.

ATI HD 4200, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon HD 3850 AGP is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4200 in performance tests.

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