The Radeon HD 3850 is an impressive product, much more so than the Radeon HD 3870, which is somewhat amusing given they are almost the same product. Although the Radeon HD 3870 comes with a 16% higher core clock speed, it costs over 20% more. Though considering that the Radeon HD 3870 does appear to be selling for just $220 US, it is a viable alternative to the GeForce 8800 GT which still seems to be stuck at around $270 US. This really does not place these two products in direct competition. Rather than Radeon HD 3870 has found its own market segment, while the Radeon HD 3850 looks to have eliminated the Radeon HD 2600 and GeForce 8600 series of graphics cards.



Link: Legion Hardware