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AMD Radeon HD 3850

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The Radeon HD 3850 is a very low performing piece of gaming hardware and can probably only run indie system requirements.

DirectX 10 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

This low performing GPU is unable to play any of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon HD 3850 graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 3850 in your PC? Its upgrade time for the Radeon HD 3850, assuming you are a modern day gamer.

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The Radeon HD 3850 was released on the 19 Nov 2007
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GPU
Architecture
RV670 PRO
Process
55nm
TMUs
16
Texture Rate
11 GTexel/s
ROPs
16
Pixel Rate
11 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
320
Driver Support
-
Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 10.1
Shader
4.1
Open GL
3.3
Resolution (WxH)
2560x1600
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
256 MB
Memory Speed
830 MHz
Memory Bus
256 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR3
Memory Bandwidth
53.1GB/sec
L2 Cache
0KB
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
1
DVI Connection
1
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
668 MHz
Power
Max Power
75 Watts
PSU
450 Watt & 28 Amps
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Core 2 Duo E6850 3.0GHz
Best RAM Match
4 GB
Best Resolution
1366 x 768
GPU Upgrade
Radeon HD 5830
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Radeon HD 3850 Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon HD 3850 is a high-end GPU based on the 55nm, second unified shader architecture, R600.
It's based on the RV670 PRO Core and offers 320 Shader Processing Units, 16 TMUs and 16 ROPs a 256-bit memory interface of standard GDDR3. The central unit runs at 668MHz and the memory clock runs at up to 830MHz.
It offers much better performance when compared to Radeon HD 3650, thanks to the extra Shaders and does not consume much more power.
Today's modern games should run fluently at medium settings but with modest resolutions only. DirectX 11 games aren't supported.


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Well this is where my love affair with ATI started, bit of a budget user i was using onboard until i picked up a HD Radeon 3850 256MB for £20…

Well what can i say but WOW!

This little card changed my gaming life completely, since then ive looked into the HD 3000 series a lot. Wasnt long after that, that i got a HIS HD 3850 512MB Ltd Edition for £30.. and yet again WOW! Amazing!

All in all a love affair was started with these cards and ive got versions in different machines, but i couldnt recommend a better card for a budget builder.. It will be the best £30 you have ever spent..

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