Radeon HD 8330 Mobile IGP vs ATI HD 3850 X2
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 933 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.08 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.07 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | GCN 2.0 (2013−2017) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | Kalindi |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 4 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 13 August 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
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 ×2 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 669 MHz | 497 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 1,178 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.70 ×2 | 3.976 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4282 TFLOPS ×2 | 0.1272 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 ×2 | 8 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no 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 type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit ×2 | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 828 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 52.99 GB/s ×2 | no 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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 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 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 April 2008 | 13 August 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 15 Watt |
HD 8330 Mobile IGP has an age advantage of 5 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 833.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 3850 X2 and Radeon HD 8330 Mobile IGP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 X2 is a desktop graphics card while Radeon HD 8330 Mobile IGP is a notebook one.
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