GeForce 610M vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

Place in the ranking	1165	1228
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Power efficiency	0.98	4.48
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	RV670	GF119
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 November 2007 (18 years ago)	1 December 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

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	48
Core clock speed	668 MHz	738 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	900 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	292 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	12 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.69	5.904
Floating-point processing power	0.4275 TFLOPS	0.1417 TFLOPS
Video decoders	no data	H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	16	8
L1 Cache	no data	64 KB
L2 Cache	256 KB	128 KB

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).

Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	208 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64bit
Memory clock speed	830 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	53.12 GB/s	Up to 14.4 GB/s
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
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 API
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.5
OpenCL	N/A	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	+

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 0.96
+37.1%

GeForce 610M 0.70

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
+37.3%

Samples: 816

GeForce 610M 292
Samples: 1531

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	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
High

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Far Cry 5	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Ultra

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 33 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.96	0.70
Recency	19 November 2007	1 December 2011
Chip lithography	55 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	12 Watt

ATI HD 3850 has a 37.1% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 610M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 525% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 610M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce 610M is a notebook one.

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