GeForce 8800M GTS vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Place in the ranking	858	1108
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.41	1.36
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	M88	G92
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2008 (16 years ago)	1 November 2007 (17 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 cores	320	64
Core clock speed	660 MHz	500 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	754 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	16.00
Floating-point processing power	0.4224 TFLOPS	0.16 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	16	32

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	large	large
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-HE

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	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	512 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	51.2 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

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	4.1	4.0
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	N/A	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	-	1.1

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 2.25
+127%

8800M GTS 0.99

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.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 6895
+170%

8800M GTS 2552

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

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Elden Ring	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Dota 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Elden Ring	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Fortnite	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
World of Tanks	40−45 +82.6%	21−24 −82.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Dota 2	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +83.3%	12−14 −83.3%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
World of Tanks	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Valorant	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Fortnite	1−2	0−1
Valorant	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

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

in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is 300% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is ahead in 31 test (89%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.25	0.99
Recency	1 September 2008	1 November 2007
Chip lithography	55 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	50 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 has a 127.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 18.2% more advanced lithography process.

8800M GTS, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8800M GTS in performance tests.

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