ATI Radeon HD 3870 vs GeForce GT 710

Place in the ranking	955	996
Place by popularity	71	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	0.06
Power efficiency	5.88	0.93
Architecture	Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GK208	RV670
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	27 March 2014 (10 years ago)	19 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$34.99	$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

ATI HD 3870 has 50% better value for money than GT 710.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	192	320
Core clock speed	954 MHz	777 MHz
Number of transistors	915 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	15.26	12.43
Floating-point processing power	0.3663 TFLOPS	0.4973 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	16	16

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	241 mm
Height	2.713" (6.9 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	DDR3	GDDR4
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1.8 GB/s	1126 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 GB/s	72.06 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVI-DHDMIVGA	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support	3 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Vision	+	-
PureVideo	+	-
PhysX	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 710 1.63
+13.2%

ATI HD 3870 1.44

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 710 627
+13%

ATI HD 3870 555

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	8 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
1440p	4 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
4K	6 +20%	5−6 −20%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.37	38.43
1440p	8.75	89.67
4K	5.83	53.80

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Hitman 3	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3 +50%	2−3 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 +13.3%	30−33 −13.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Hitman 3	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5
+33.3%

3−4

−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
+50%

2−3

−50%

This is how GT 710 and ATI HD 3870 compete in popular games:

GT 710 is 14% faster in 1080p
GT 710 is 33% faster in 1440p
GT 710 is 20% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.63	1.44
Recency	27 March 2014	19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	19 Watt	106 Watt

GT 710 has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 457.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GT 710 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.