14 Nov 2019 - Graphics card reviewed

The Radeon HD 3850 X2 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.

How many years will the Radeon HD 3850 X2 graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 3850 X2 in your PC? You should definitely consider replacing this Radeon HD 3850 X2 graphics card, if it is still in your gaming PC.

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon HD 3850 X2? A good choice when looking to upgrade the Radeon HD 3850 X2 would be the 16 Series GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB which meets 897 of the 1000 top game’s recommended system requirements and has 937% better performance. Alternatively if you are thinking of upgrading this graphics card then we would currently suggest the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 4GB. This PC hardware upgrade performs 675% better and can run 685 of today’s 1000 most demanding PC games.

FPS System Benchmark

0 FPS

High

Game

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Radeon HD 3850 X2 is released on 04 Apr 2008

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GPU

Architecture

RV670 PRO

Process

55nm

TMUs

Texture Rate

21 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

21 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

640

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 10.1

Shader

4.1

Open GL

3.3

Resolution (WxH)

2560x1600

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon HD 3850 X2 graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

1024 MB

Memory Speed

828 MHz

Memory Bus

512 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR3

Memory Bandwidth

106GB/sec

L2 Cache

0KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

669 MHz

Power

Max Power

140 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 X2 Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon HD 3850 X2 (not Crossfire) is a dual-graphics solution of two Radeon HD 3850.
This combination is expected to offer almost the same performance as Radeon HD 3850 Crossfired while consuming slightly less power. However, and just like Crossfire, its performance also relies a lot on proper driver support.
Today's modern demanding games will have to be played using the medium preset but with fluent frame rates. However, DirectX 11 games aren't supported.

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CPU

Core i7-4790S 4-Core 3.2GHz

Graphics Card

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724%

RAM

11GB

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Popular Game System Requirements
Game	Min.	Rec.
Red Dead Redemption 2	349%	687%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	326%	687%
Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order	47%	981%
Death Stranding	385%	981%
Cyberpunk 2077	385%	981%
Need For Speed Heat	341%	687%
Planet Zoo	319%	746%
Diablo 4	437%	981%
FIFA 20	205%	319%
Microsoft Flight Simulator	385%	981%

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