ATI Radeon HD 3850 vs ATI HD 4770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 3850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 4770
2009
512 MB GDDR5, 80 Watt
2.36
+131%

ATI HD 4770 outperforms ATI HD 3850 by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8461104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.370.04
Power efficiency2.020.93
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameRV740RV670
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date28 April 2009 (15 years ago)19 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 4770 has 825% better value for money than ATI HD 3850.

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 cores640320
Core clock speed750 MHz668 MHz
Number of transistors826 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate24.0010.69
Floating-point processing power0.96 TFLOPS0.4275 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

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 2.0 x16
Length203 mm208 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz830 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s53.12 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.14.1
OpenGL3.33.3
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/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. 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 4770 2.36
+131%
ATI HD 3850 1.02

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 4770 909
+132%
ATI HD 3850 392

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 2.36 1.02
Recency 28 April 2009 19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 75 Watt

ATI HD 4770 has a 131.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

ATI HD 3850, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 6.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 4770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.


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