AMD Radeon HD 8250 vs ATI Radeon HD 3470

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon HD 8250 and ATI Radeon HD 3470 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD Radeon HD 8250

ATI Radeon HD 3470

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 8250

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3.2x more pipelines: 128 vs 40
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 55 nm
Around 78% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 212 vs 119
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1343 vs 764
Around 76% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1343 vs 764

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 23 January 2008
Pipelines	128 vs 40
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 55 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	212 vs 119
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1343 vs 764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1343 vs 764

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3470

2.7x more core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 62 vs 59

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	800 MHz vs 300 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	62 vs 59

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon HD 8250
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 3470

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

212

119

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1343

764

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1343

764

Name	AMD Radeon HD 8250	ATI Radeon HD 3470
Geekbench - OpenCL	1075
PassMark - G2D Mark	59	62
PassMark - G3D Mark	212	119
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	628
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	628
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1343	764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1343	764
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	384
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	384

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon HD 8250	ATI Radeon HD 3470
Essentials
Architecture	GCN	TeraScale
Code name	Temash	RV620
Launch date	1 June 2013	23 January 2008
Place in performance rating	1620	1622
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	400 MHz
Core clock speed	300 MHz	800 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Pipelines	128	40
Floating-point performance		64 gflops
Texture fill rate		3.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		30 Watt
Transistor count		181 million
API support
DirectX	11.1	10.1
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Shared memory	1
Maximum RAM amount		256 MB
Memory bandwidth		15.2 GB / s
Memory bus width		64 Bit
Memory clock speed		1900 MHz
Memory type		GDDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		168 mm
Supplementary power connectors		None