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Radeon HD 3850 1GB vs Radeon HD 3850 256MB
Intro
The Radeon HD 3850 1GB features a GPU clock speed of 668 MHz, and the 1024 MB of GDDR3 memory runs at 828 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is comprised of 320(64x5) Stream Processors, 16 TAUs, and 16 ROPs.Compare those specs to the Radeon HD 3850 256MB, which comes with GPU clock speed of 668 MHz, and 256 MB of GDDR3 RAM running at 828 MHz through a 256-bit bus. It also is made up of 320(64x5) SPUs, 16 TAUs, and 16 Raster Operation Units.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Both cards have the same power consumption.Memory Bandwidth
Both cards have exactly the same memory bandwidth, so in theory they should perform the same. (explain)
Texel Rate
Both cards have the exact same texel fill rate, so in theory they should be equally good at at anisotropic filtering. (explain)Pixel Rate
Both cards have exactly the same pixel rate, so in theory they should be equally good at at FSAA, and be able to handle the same resolutions. (explain)
Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | Radeon HD 3850 1GB | Radeon HD 3850 256MB |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Year | Nov 19, 2007 | Nov 19, 2007 |
| Code Name | RV670 PRO | RV670 PRO |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 256 MB |
| Core Speed | 668 MHz | 668 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 1656 MHz | 1656 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 75 watts | 75 watts |
| Bandwidth | 52992 MB/sec | 52992 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 10688 Mtexels/sec | 10688 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 10688 Mpixels/sec | 10688 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 320(64x5) | 320(64x5) |
| Texture Mapping Units | 16 | 16 |
| Render Output Units | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Bus Width | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Fab Process | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Transistors | (Unknown) million | (Unknown) million |
| Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16/AGP 8x | PCIe 2.0 x16/AGP 8x |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10.1 | DirectX 10.1 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.0 | OpenGL 3.0 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (in units of MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. The number is worked out by multiplying the card's bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR RAM, the result should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with AA, High Dynamic Range and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are applied in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units by the core speed of the chip. The higher this number, the better the graphics card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the video card can possibly record to the local memory in a second - measured in millions of pixels per second. The number is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the clock speed of the card. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel rate also depends on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to reach the max fill rate.
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