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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850

The AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is a slower clocked desktop HD 3850 and manufactured in 55 nm. It supports DirectX 10.1 in hardware and also features the Avivo HD video engine to help the CPU decode videos. The card is intended to be used in large laptops.

 

The performance of the graphics card is between the GeForce 8700M GT and the 8800M GTS. The ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 of the successor generation performed similar but with a much lower power consumption. Therefore, the performance should be sufficient for DirectX 9 games in medium to high details (see games list beyond).

The RV670 chip has 64 5-dimensional unified shaders with 16 ROPs, 16 TMUs, and 32 TAUs.

The Avivo HD video engine helps the cpu in decoding HD videos (MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1). The HD 3850 houses the UVD+ (Unified Video Decoder) that is capable of decoding MPEG-2, H.265/AVC, and VC-1 nearly fully. The UVD2 in the HD 4000 generation is capable of full bitstream decoding and two video streams can be decoded at once (which UVD+ can not).

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the HD 3850 is similar to the Radeon HD 3850 but features a much lower clock speed, leading to a worse performance.

The power consumption of the HD 3800 series lies between 35-55 Watt.

 

ManufacturerATI
Mobility Radeon HD 3800 Series
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 (compare) 640 @ 660 MHz256 Bit @ 850 MHz
Mobility Radeon HD 3850 320 @ 580 MHz256 Bit @ 750 MHz
CodenameM88
ArchitectureRV6xx
Pipelines320 - unified
Core Speed580 MHz
Memory Speed750 MHz
Memory Bus Width256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1
Transistor Count666 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesHDMI, Dual-Link DVI (wenn vom Hersteller verbaut), HDCP, PCI-Express 2.0
Notebook Sizelarge
Date of Announcement01.12.2007
Information55nm, Display Port with external transmitter
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://ati.amd.com/products/mobilityrade...

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage
P Result 1280x1024 +
P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024 +
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
18761 Points (10%)
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3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
8816 Points (17%)
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3DMark 06 +
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
32.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
27  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
21.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Additional Benchmarks
Medium 1920x1200
19.5
Low 1920x1200
29.6
High 1920x1200
11.2
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
24.1
High 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
15.6
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
31.6
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
22.1
High 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
13.2
Very High 1024x768
14.3
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
low 1024x768
37.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
23.8  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
19.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
High 1920x1200
9.7
Medium 1920x1200
17.6
Low 1920x1200
33.5
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
22.1
High 0xAF 0xAA 1400x1050
13.3
Low 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
36.2
Med 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
19.9
High 0xAF 0xAA 1600x1200
11.3
Very High 1024x768
12.7
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
144  fps    + Compare
med. 800x600
22  fps    + Compare
high 1024x768
21  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
343.8  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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Gaming Performance

This benchmarks were conducted with an AMD Puma platform (with a Turion 64 Ultra at 2.4 GHz). Therefore, a fast Core 2 Duo should perform better.

Crysis: 1024x768, medium: 24 fps -> barely playable
World in Conflict: 1024x768, Medium: 30 fps -> playable
Medal of Honor: Airborne: 1024x768, High: 35 fps -> playable

Notebook reviews with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 graphics card

MSI Megabook GT735: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82, 17", 3.7 kg
  External Review » MSI Megabook GT735

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Class 1

Quadro RTX 6000 (Laptop) *
Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) *
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile *
GeForce RTX 2080 (Laptop)
GeForce GTX 1080 SLI (Laptop)
GeForce GTX 1070 SLI (Laptop)
GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile *
GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mobile *
GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile *
GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop)
Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop) *
Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q *
Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop) *
Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q *
GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile *
Quadro P5200
GeForce GTX 1080 Max-Q
GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop)

Class 2

Quadro P4200
Quadro P5000
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile *
Radeon RX 5600M *
GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q *
Quadro P5000 Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 980 (Laptop)
Quadro M5500
Quadro P4000
Quadro T2000 (Laptop) *
Quadro T2000 Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile *
GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)
Radeon RX 5500M
Radeon Pro 5500M *
Quadro P4000 Max-Q
Quadro P3200
Radeon RX 580X (Laptop) *
Radeon RX 580 (Laptop)
Radeon Pro 5300M
Radeon RX 5300M
Quadro P3000
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile *
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q
Quadro P3000 Max-Q *
Radeon Pro WX 7100 *
Radeon RX 570X (Laptop) *
Radeon RX 570 (Laptop) *
Radeon RX 470 (Laptop) *
GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q *
Quadro T1000 (Laptop) *
Quadro T1000 Max-Q *
GeForce GTX 980M
Vega M GH
Radeon Pro Vega 20 *
Quadro M5000M
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Laptop)
Quadro P2000
Quadro P2000 Max-Q
Quadro M4000M
GeForce GTX 970M
Radeon R9 M395X
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q *
Vega M GL / 870
WX Vega M GL
Radeon Pro Vega 16 *
Radeon R9 M485X
Quadro M3000M
GeForce GTX 1050 (Laptop)
GeForce MX350 *
Xe DG1
FirePro W7170M
Radeon R9 M395
GeForce GTX 880M
GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q *
Quadro K5100M
Quadro P1000
Radeon Pro WX 4150 *
GeForce GTX 965M
Radeon RX 560X (Laptop)
Radeon RX 560 (Laptop)
Quadro M2200
GeForce GTX 870M
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Radeon R9 M390
FirePro M6100
Radeon Pro 560X
Radeon Pro 560
Radeon Pro 460
Radeon Pro WX 4130 *
GeForce GTX 960M
Quadro M1200
Quadro P620 *
Radeon RX 550X (Laptop)
Radeon RX 550 (Laptop)
Radeon RX 640
Radeon Pro WX 3200 *
Radeon Pro 555X
Radeon Pro 555
Radeon Pro 455
Quadro P600
GeForce MX250
GeForce MX150
GeForce MX330 *
Quadro M2000M
Quadro K5000M
Quadro K4100M
Radeon RX 540X *
Radeon Pro WX 2100 *
Radeon RX 540 *
Radeon Pro WX 3100 *
GeForce GTX 860M
GeForce GTX 950M
Radeon Pro 450
Radeon 630
Radeon 540X *
Radeon R9 M470X *
Radeon R9 M385X
Quadro P520
GeForce GTX 850M
Quadro M1000M
Quadro M620 *
GeForce 945M
Quadro K4000M
Quadro P500 *
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) *
Vega 10 *
Iris Pro Graphics P580
Iris Pro Graphics 580
Radeon R9 M470 *
Quadro K3100M
FirePro W5170M *
Radeon R9 M370X
Vega 9
Maxwell GPU (940M, GDDR5)
FirePro W5130M
Quadro K3000M
FirePro M6000
FirePro M5100
GeForce MX230

Class 3

Vega 8 *
Quadro K2100M
GeForce GT 755M
GeForce 845M
Radeon R9 M265X
Radeon R7 M465
FirePro W4170M
GeForce GT 750M
Iris Pro Graphics 6200
GeForce MX130
GeForce 940MX
Quadro M520
Quadro K1100M
Vega 8
Vega 7 *
GeForce 940M
Iris Plus Graphics G4 (Ice Lake 48 EU) *
GeForce 930MX
Quadro M600M
FirePro W4190M
Radeon R9 M375
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Radeon R7 M445
Quadro M500M
GeForce 840M
GeForce GT 745M
Iris Pro Graphics 5200
GeForce GT 740M
Iris Plus Graphics 650
GeForce 930M
Iris Graphics 550
Radeon 530
Radeon 625
Vega 6 *
Iris Plus Graphics 645
GeForce 830M
GeForce MX110 *
Iris Plus Graphics 640
GeForce 920MX
Iris Graphics 540
Quadro K2000M
GeForce GT 735M
GeForce 825M
FirePro M4000
GeForce GT 730M
FirePro M4100
Radeon R7 M265
Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) *
GeForce GT 640M
Radeon R7 (Carrizo)
Radeon R7 (Kaveri)
Radeon R7 M460 *
Radeon R7 M360
GeForce 920M
Radeon R8 M445DX
Radeon 620
Radeon R7 M440
Radeon R7 M340
Radeon 520
Radeon 610
Vega 6 *
Vega 5 *
UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) *
HD Graphics 530
HD Graphics P530
Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)
UHD Graphics 620
HD Graphics 620
Radeon R6 (Carrizo)
Adreno 685 *
Adreno 680 *
Radeon R6 (Kaveri)
HD Graphics 5600
Radeon R6 M255DX
Quadro K1000M
Radeon R5 M330
Radeon R5 M430
Radeon R5 M255
Vega 3 *
GeForce 910M
GeForce 820M
HD Graphics 520
Iris Graphics 6100
GeForce GT 720M
Vega 2 *

Class 4

Radeon R5 M320 *
Radeon R5 M315 *
Radeon R5 M420 *
Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)
HD Graphics 6000
Quadro K610M
Iris Graphics 5100
HD Graphics 4600
HD Graphics 5500
UHD Graphics 617 *
UHD Graphics 615 *
HD Graphics 615 *
Radeon R5 (Carrizo) *
Radeon R5 (Kaveri)
GeForce 710M
HD Graphics 5000
HD Graphics 515
HD Graphics 4400
HD Graphics 610 *
HD Graphics 510 *
Mobility Radeon HD 3850
UHD Graphics 605
HD Graphics 505
HD Graphics 5300
HD Graphics 4000
Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)
Radeon R5 (Beema/Carrizo-L)
Radeon R4 (Beema)
Radeon R4 (Kaveri)
Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)
HD Graphics (Broadwell)
HD Graphics 4200
UHD Graphics 600
HD Graphics 500
HD Graphics 405 (Braswell)
HD Graphics (Braswell)
HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
HD Graphics (Haswell)

Class 5

Radeon R2 (Mullins/Beema/Carrizo-L)
Radeon R6 (Mullins)
HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge)

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2016-01-26)