GeForce 705M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and GeForce 705M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.27
+92.4%

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 outperforms 705M by an impressive 92% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking8671076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.415.39
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameM88GF119
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 September 2008 (16 years ago)27 September 2013 (11 years ago)

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 cores320 ×248
Core clock speed660 MHz475 MHz
Number of transistors666 million292 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56 ×23.800
Floating-point processing power0.4224 TFLOPS ×20.0912 TFLOPS
ROPs16 ×24
TMUs16 ×28

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM amount512 MB ×21 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3
Memory bus width256 Bit ×264 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz900 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s ×214.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
HDMI-+
HDCP content protection-+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 API
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.5
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-+

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Fortnite 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Valorant 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+65.4%
24−27
−65.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Fortnite 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 5−6 0−1
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Dota 2 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 40−45
+21.2%
30−35
−21.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Grand Theft Auto V 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Valorant 16−18
+467%
3−4
−467%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

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

  • in Valorant, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is 467% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is ahead in 37 tests (84%)
  • there's a draw in 7 tests (16%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.27 1.18
Recency 1 September 2008 27 September 2013
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 15 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 has a 92.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce 705M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 705M in performance tests.

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