ATI Radeon HD 3850 vs RX 460

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 460 and Radeon HD 3850, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 460
2016
2 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
10.61
+950%

RX 460 outperforms ATI HD 3850 by a whopping 950% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4391113
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.120.04
Power efficiency9.760.93
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameBaffinRV670
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 August 2016 (8 years ago)19 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RX 460 has 2700% 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 cores896320
Core clock speed1090 MHz668 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,000 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate67.2010.69
Floating-point processing power2.15 TFLOPS0.4275 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5616

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 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Length170 mm208 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz830 MHz
Memory bandwidth112.0 GB/s53.12 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.44.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/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.

RX 460 10.61
+950%
ATI HD 3850 1.01

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.

RX 460 4101
+946%
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD42
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
1440p50
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
4K20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.05
+2814%
59.67
−2814%
1440p1.72
+2502%
44.75
−2502%
4K4.30
+4063%
179.00
−4063%
  • RX 460 has 2814% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 460 has 2502% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 460 has 4063% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Counter-Strike 2 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Far Cry 5 40
+1233%
3−4
−1233%
Fortnite 116
+1060%
10−11
−1060%
Forza Horizon 4 57
+1040%
5−6
−1040%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Valorant 90−95
+1075%
8−9
−1075%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+971%
14−16
−971%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Dota 2 70−75
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Far Cry 5 37
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Fortnite 39
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Forza Horizon 4 54
+980%
5−6
−980%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 35
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Metro Exodus 21
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 28
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 37
+1133%
3−4
−1133%
Valorant 90−95
+1075%
8−9
−1075%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Counter-Strike 2 10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Dota 2 70−75
+1083%
6−7
−1083%
Far Cry 5 34
+1033%
3−4
−1033%
Forza Horizon 4 41
+1267%
3−4
−1267%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
Valorant 90−95
+1075%
8−9
−1075%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 31
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
+986%
7−8
−986%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Metro Exodus 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Valorant 110−120
+1010%
10−11
−1010%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 8−9 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Metro Exodus 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Valorant 50−55
+960%
5−6
−960%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Dota 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Far Cry 5 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10 0−1

This is how RX 460 and ATI HD 3850 compete in popular games:

  • RX 460 is 1300% faster in 1080p
  • RX 460 is 1150% faster in 1440p
  • RX 460 is 1900% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.61 1.01
Recency 8 August 2016 19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 55 nm

RX 460 has a 950.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 292.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.

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