Mobility Radeon HD 3850 vs Radeon HD 6480M

G3D Mark is a standard benchmark that measures graphics performance in real-world gaming scenarios. It simplifies comparing cards from different brands, where higher scores directly correlate with better fps and smoother gaming experiences.

Mobility Radeon HD 3850 vs Radeon HD 6480M FPS Benchmarks

Predicted gaming performance across popular games. Tested paired with Ryzen 7 9800X3D to isolate GPU performance.

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Mobility Radeon HD 3850 vs Radeon HD 6480M: Pros, Cons & Final Verdict

See where each GPU makes more sense in practice: raw FPS, VRAM, features, power draw, pricing, and long-term headroom.

Mobility Radeon HD 3850

2010

Why buy it

✅Delivers 100+% more G3D Mark for each dollar spent, at 2.4 vs 0 G3D/$ ($150 MSRP vs Unknown MSRP).
✅Draws 50W instead of 151W, a 101W reduction.

Trade-offs

❌2010 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.

Radeon HD 6480M

2010

Why buy it

✅Competitive enough if your priority is price, power, or specific feature preference.

Trade-offs

❌2010 hardware with 512 MB of VRAM is already well past its comfortable zone for modern gaming, so it is hard to recommend now.
❌Lower G3D Mark per dollar, at 0 vs 2.4 G3D/$ (Unknown MSRP vs $150 MSRP).
❌202% higher power demand at 151W vs 50W.

Quick Answers

Which GPU is faster for gaming right now?

Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is the faster gaming card right now based on the synthetic data we have. It leads by 3.7% in PassMark G3D (366 vs 353), which is the best performance signal available in this matchup.

Which GPU is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond?

Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is the safer long-term pick for 2026 and beyond because it comes out ahead on the available hardware-headroom signals for this matchup.

Which GPU is the better buy today?

Mobility Radeon HD 3850 makes the most sense today based on the pricing and value data we have for this matchup.

Mobility Radeon HD 3850 vs Radeon HD 6480M Technical Specifications

Side-by-side specs, architecture details, clocks, memory, power, and platform differences.

Mobility Radeon HD 3850

The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in January 7 2010. It features the TeraScale 2 architecture. The core clock speed is 700 MHz. It has 800 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 50W. Manufactured using 40 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 366 points.

Radeon HD 6480M

The Radeon HD 6480M is manufactured by AMD. It was released in October 21 2010. It features the TeraScale 2 architecture. The boost clock speed is 900 MHz. It has 1120 shading units. The thermal design power (TDP) is 151W. Manufactured using 40 nm process technology. G3D Mark benchmark score: 353 points. Launch price was $239.

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Graphics Performance

The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 scores 366 and the Radeon HD 6480M reaches 353 in the G3D Mark benchmark — just a 3.7% difference, making them near-identical in rasterization performance. The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is built on TeraScale 2 while the Radeon HD 6480M uses TeraScale 2, both on a 40 nm process. Shader units: 800 (Mobility Radeon HD 3850) vs 1,120 (Radeon HD 6480M). Raw compute: 1.12 TFLOPS (Mobility Radeon HD 3850) vs 2.016 TFLOPS (Radeon HD 6480M).

Feature	Mobility Radeon HD 3850	Radeon HD 6480M
G3D Mark Score	366+4%	353
Architecture	TeraScale 2	TeraScale 2
Process Node	40 nm	40 nm
Shading Units	800	1120+40%
Compute (TFLOPS)	1.12 TFLOPS	2.016 TFLOPS+80%
ROPs	16	32+100%
TMUs	40	56+40%
L1 Cache	80 KB	224 KB+180%
L2 Cache	256 KB	512 KB+100%
Frame Generation	FSR upscaling	FSR upscaling

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Advanced Features (DLSS/FSR)

Feature	Mobility Radeon HD 3850	Radeon HD 6480M
Upscaling Tech	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4	FSR Upscaling / FSR 4
Frame Generation	Not Supported	Not Supported
Ray Reconstruction	No	No
Low Latency	AMD Anti-Lag	AMD Anti-Lag

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Video Memory (VRAM)

Both cards ship with 512 MB of video memory. Memory bus width is 128-bit on the Mobility Radeon HD 3850 and System on the Radeon HD 6480M. L2 Cache: 256 KB (Mobility Radeon HD 3850) vs 512 KB (Radeon HD 6480M) — the Radeon HD 6480M has significantly larger on-die cache to reduce VRAM reliance.

Feature	Mobility Radeon HD 3850	Radeon HD 6480M
VRAM Capacity	0.5 GB	0.5 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5	Shared
Memory Bandwidth	Unknown	System
Bus Width	128-bit	System
L2 Cache	256 KB	512 KB+100%

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Power & Dimensions

The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 draws 50W versus the Radeon HD 6480M's 151W — a 100.5% difference. The Mobility Radeon HD 3850 is more power-efficient. Recommended PSU: 350W (Mobility Radeon HD 3850) vs 350W (Radeon HD 6480M). Power connectors: PCIe-powered vs 1x 6-pin.