ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2 vs ATI Radeon HD 3850 X3

What is the difference between ATI Radeon HD 3850 X2 and ATI Radeon HD 3850 X3. Find out which graphics card has better performance.

Graphics Processor (GPU)

RV670GPU NameRV670
RV670 PRO
(215-0708003)
Model numberRV670 PRO
(215-0708003)
TeraScaleArchitectureTeraScale
TSMCFoundryTSMC
55 nmProcess Size55 nm
666 millionTransistors666 million
192 mm²Die Size192 mm²

Graphics Card

Apr 4th, 2008Release DateNever Released
Radeon R600
(HD 3800)
FamilyRadeon R600
(HD 3800)
End-of-lifeProductionEnd-of-life
Radeon R500 PCIePredecessorRadeon R500 PCIe
PCIe 2.0 x16Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16

Memory

512 MB x2Memory Size512 MB x3
GDDR3Memory TypeGDDR3
256 bit x2Memory Bus256 bit x3

Clock Speeds

828 MHz
1656 Mbps effective
Memory Clock850 MHz
1700 Mbps effective
669 MHzGPU Clock669 MHz

Render Config

16 x2TMUs16 x3
16 x2ROPs16 x3

Board Design

267 mm
10.5 inches
Length292 mm
11.5 inches
140 WThermal design power (TDP)145 W
300 WSuggested PSU300 W
2x DVI
1x S-Video
Display Connectors4x DVI

API support

10.1 (10_1)DirectX10.1 (10_1)
3.3 (full)
4.0 (partial)
OpenGL3.3 (full)
4.0 (partial)
N/AOpenCLN/A
N/AVulkanN/A
4.1Shader Model4.1