Typical price: £125
What is it: Super-fast 3D graphics card
What we think: Although this card is fast and solid, there are better alternatives on the way
Compare the ATI Radeon HD 3850
ATI Radeon HD 3850 compared to other graphics cards
 ATI Radeon HD 3850 |
 Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX |
 Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 |
 Asus EN7600GT |
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| Review date | 11 Dec 07 | 25 Jan 07 | 5 Feb 09 | 7 Sep 06 |
| Editor's rating |
8.0
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9.0
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9.0
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8.8
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| Price range | £125 |
£39.21 - £39.21
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| Review summary | Despite the usual caveats of an ever-fluctuating 3D market, for the moment, at least, ATI's new Radeon HD 3850 graphics card delivers the best value for money in PC graphics hardware. Until now we haven't had an acceptable sub-£150 option for PC gaming this year. Thanks to AMD, now we do Read full review |
This one is easy. Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX not only beats ATI to market with its next-gen 3D graphics hardware, it also eliminates ATI's image-quality advantage in current-generation titles. Throw in its sheer horsepower, and Nvidia gives the high-end enthusiast every reason to make this purchase Read full review |
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market. Added bonuses like relative power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but, even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and reasonable price tag Read full review |
The EN7600GT is a great mid-range card. If you're looking to get into gaming but don't want to break the bank, you could do far worse Read full review |
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