GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

Place in the ranking	1100	138
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Power efficiency	0.94	30.79
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	RV670	TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 November 2007 (16 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560
Core clock speed	668 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1155 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.69	184.8
Floating-point processing power	0.4275 TFLOPS	5.914 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	16	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	208 mm	no data
Width	1-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	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	830 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	53.12 GB/s	352.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

no data

API compatibility

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	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
CUDA	-	7.5

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 3850 1.02

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.59
+3389%

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 392

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13729
+3402%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	3−4 −3400%	105 +3400%
1440p	1−2 −6800%	69 +6800%
4K	1−2 −4100%	42 +4100%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	59.67	no data
1440p	179.00	no data
4K	179.00	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

60−65

+0%

60−65

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	99 +0%	99 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	81 +0%	81 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	101 +0%	101 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	127 +0%	127 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	137 +0%	137 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	103 +0%	103 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	109 +0%	109 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	70 +0%	70 +0%
Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	91 +0%	91 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	108 +0%	108 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	97 +0%	97 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	102 +0%	102 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Metro Exodus	142 +0%	142 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	91 +0%	91 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 +0%	62 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	60 +0%	60 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	68 +0%	68 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Far Cry 5	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Hitman 3	86 +0%	86 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	104 +0%	104 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +0%	75 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +0%	59 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	64 +0%	64 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	47 +0%	47 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 +0%	50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Far Cry 5	54 +0%	54 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Hitman 3	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	35 +0%	35 +0%
Hitman 3	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Metro Exodus	61 +0%	61 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	51 +0%	51 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	32 +0%	32 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	29 +0%	29 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

+0%

This is how ATI HD 3850 and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 3400% faster in 1080p
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 6800% faster in 1440p
RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 4100% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.02	35.59
Recency	19 November 2007	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	80 Watt

ATI HD 3850 has 6.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 3389.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.