Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit vs GIGABYTE RADEON HD 3870

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit:2560 x 1600 pixels
- RADEON HD 3870:3840 x 2400 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit:GDDR3
- RADEON HD 3870:GDDR4
DVI ports quantity
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit:2
- RADEON HD 3870:1
DirectX version
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit:10.1
- RADEON HD 3870:10.0
Mac compatibility
- Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit:No
- RADEON HD 3870:Yes

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit, RADEON HD 3870
19 specifications	A GIGABYTE Radeon HD 3850, 512MB, DDR3, 256-bit View product	B GIGABYTE RADEON HD 3870 View product
Processor1 differ
Graphics processor family	AMD	AMD
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	3840 x 2400 pixels
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1660 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card RAMDACKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR3	GDDR4
Memory bus	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedKnown for one	667 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
DVI ports quantityDiffers	2	1
TV-in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
Performance1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10.0
Shader model versionKnown for one	4.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL version	2.0	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Bracket height	Full-Height (FH)	Full-Height (FH)
Form factor	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)	Full-Height/Full-Length (FH/FL)
Other features1 differ
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.