GRID K180Q vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 with GRID K180Q, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 3850
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
0.96

GRID K180Q outperforms ATI HD 3850 by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking11431053
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.040.09
Power efficiency0.980.74
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameRV670GK107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 November 2007 (17 years ago)28 June 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

GRID K180Q has 125% better value for money than ATI HD 3850.

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 cores320192
Core clock speed668 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors666 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate10.6913.60
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs1616

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length208 mmno data
Width1-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed830 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth53.12 GB/s28.51 GB/s

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 compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA-3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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 0.96
GRID K180Q 1.27
+32.3%

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 401
GRID K180Q 533
+32.9%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 1.27
Recency 19 November 2007 28 June 2013
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 130 Watt

ATI HD 3850 has 73.3% lower power consumption.

GRID K180Q, on the other hand, has a 32.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The GRID K180Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 is a desktop graphics card while GRID K180Q is a workstation one.

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