ATI Radeon HD 3870 vs GeForce GTX 750

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 750 and Radeon HD 3870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 750
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 55 Watt
8.68
+503%

GTX 750 outperforms ATI HD 3870 by a whopping 503% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking496996
Place by popularity77not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.590.06
Power efficiency10.820.93
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM107RV670
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 February 2014 (10 years ago)19 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$119 $269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 750 has 7550% better value for money than ATI HD 3870.

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 cores512320
Core clock speed1020 MHz777 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt106 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.7212.43
Floating-point processing power1.111 TFLOPS0.4973 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs3216

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm241 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR4
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5.0 GB/s1126 MHz
Memory bandwidth80 GB/s72.06 GB/s

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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One mini-HDMI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno 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.

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 8.68
+503%
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.

GTX 750 3343
+502%
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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.68 1.44
Recency 18 February 2014 19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 106 Watt

GTX 750 has a 502.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 92.7% lower power consumption.

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


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