UHD Graphics 600 vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

Place in the ranking	1119	1146
Place by popularity	not in top-100	66
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Power efficiency	0.93	11.90
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Generation 9.5 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	RV670	Gemini Lake GT1
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	19 November 2007 (17 years ago)	11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

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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	96
Core clock speed	668 MHz	200 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	650 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	189 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	5 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.69	7.800
Floating-point processing power	0.4275 TFLOPS	0.1248 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	2
TMUs	16	12

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	Ring Bus
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	256 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	830 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	53.12 GB/s	no data
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

Portable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

Quick Sync

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API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.4
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	+

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 0.88
+17.3%

UHD Graphics 600 0.75

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
+17.4%

UHD Graphics 600 334

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	10−12 +0%	10 +0%
1440p	1−2 +0%	1 +0%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	17.90	no data
1440p	179.00	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Valorant	13 +0%	13 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	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	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	11 +0%	11 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

1−2

+0%

1−2

+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3

+0%

This is how ATI HD 3850 and UHD Graphics 600 compete in popular games:

A tie in 1080p
A tie in 1440p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 32 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.88	0.75
Recency	19 November 2007	11 December 2017
Chip lithography	55 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	5 Watt

ATI HD 3850 has a 17.3% higher aggregate performance score.

UHD Graphics 600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 1400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 600 is a notebook one.

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