ATI Radeon HD 4810 vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2

Comparative analysis of ATI Radeon HD 4810 and ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 4810

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 2.2x more memory clock speed: 3600 MHz vs 1656 MHz
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 425 vs 422
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 28 May 2009 vs 4 April 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 140 Watt
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz vs 1656 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 425 vs 422

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2

  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 669 MHz vs 625 MHz
  • 10.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 10.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 20 GTexel / s
  • Around 7% better floating-point performance: 2x 428.2 gflops vs 800.0 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 2x 512 MB vs 512 MB
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 822 vs 769
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 669 MHz vs 625 MHz
Texture fill rate 2x 10.7 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 20 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 2x 428.2 gflops vs 800.0 gflops
Maximum memory size 2x 512 MB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 822 vs 769

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: ATI Radeon HD 4810
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
769
822
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
425
422
Name ATI Radeon HD 4810 ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2
PassMark - G3D Mark 769 822
PassMark - G2D Mark 425 422

Compare specifications (specs)

ATI Radeon HD 4810 ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2

Essentials

Architecture TeraScale TeraScale
Code name RV770 RV670
Launch date 28 May 2009 4 April 2008
Place in performance rating 342 343
Type Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $349

Technical info

Core clock speed 625 MHz 669 MHz
Floating-point performance 800.0 gflops 2x 428.2 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 55 nm
Pipelines 640 2x 320
Texture fill rate 20 GTexel / s 2x 10.7 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 140 Watt
Transistor count 956 million 666 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x S-Video

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Length 246 mm 267 mm
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 10.1 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2x 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB / s 2x 53.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 1656 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3