ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 vs GeForce GTX 750 Ti

Place in the ranking	445	1010
Place by popularity	30	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.93	no data
Power efficiency	11.63	1.75
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code name	GM107	M88
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 February 2014 (10 years ago)	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$149	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	640	320
Core clock speed	1020 MHz	660 MHz
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	55 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	10.56
Floating-point processing power	1.389 TFLOPS	0.4224 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	40	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).

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	145 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5.4 GB/s	850 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	54.4 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 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.

Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

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	4.6	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.

GTX 750 Ti 10.14
+624%

ATI Mobility HD 3870 1.40

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 750 Ti 21608
+525%

ATI Mobility HD 3870 3458

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

50
+733%

6−7

−733%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

2.98

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Elden Ring	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
Valorant	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Dota 2	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Elden Ring	27−30 +2800%	1−2 −2800%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +273%	10−12 −273%
Fortnite	55−60 +883%	6−7 −883%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 +1700%	2−3 −1700%
Metro Exodus	27−30 +800%	3−4 −800%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +420%	14−16 −420%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +286%	7−8 −286%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
Valorant	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%
World of Tanks	140−150 +403%	27−30 −403%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−35 +3200%	1−2 −3200%
Counter-Strike 2	18−20 +111%	9−10 −111%
Cyberpunk 2077	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
Dota 2	35−40 +3500%	1−2 −3500%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +273%	10−12 −273%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +344%	9−10 −344%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +420%	14−16 −420%
Valorant	35−40 +660%	5−6 −660%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Elden Ring	14−16 +1300%	1−2 −1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	45−50 +433%	9−10 −433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10	0−1
World of Tanks	70−75 +813%	8−9 −813%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +340%	5−6 −340%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +633%	3−4 −633%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +850%	2−3 −850%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Valorant	24−27 +257%	7−8 −257%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6	0−1
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Elden Ring	6−7	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%
Metro Exodus	6−7	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	20−22 +33.3%	14−16 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +800%	1−2 −800%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Dota 2	20−22 +25%	16−18 −25%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +1100%	1−2 −1100%
Fortnite	10−12 +1000%	1−2 −1000%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +1200%	1−2 −1200%
Valorant	10−11 +900%	1−2 −900%

This is how GTX 750 Ti and ATI Mobility HD 3870 compete in popular games:

GTX 750 Ti is 733% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 750 Ti is 3500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, GTX 750 Ti surpassed ATI Mobility HD 3870 in all 44 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.14	1.40
Recency	18 February 2014	4 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	512 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	55 Watt

GTX 750 Ti has a 624.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 3870, on the other hand, has 9.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 750 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 750 Ti is a desktop card while Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a notebook one.

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