Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2

Place in the ranking	858	174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.41	14.78
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	M88	Navi 10
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	1 September 2008 (16 years ago)	21 January 2020 (5 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	2048
Core clock speed	660 MHz	1130 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	199.7
Floating-point processing power	0.4224 TFLOPS	6.39 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	16	128

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	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 8-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	GDDR3	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	288.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131

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 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Elden Ring	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Dota 2	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Elden Ring	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −1329%	200−210 +1329%
Fortnite	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −1264%	300−310 +1264%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
World of Tanks	40−45 −1329%	600−650 +1329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −1300%	140−150 +1300%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Dota 2	5−6 −1300%	70−75 +1300%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −1329%	200−210 +1329%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −1317%	170−180 +1317%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 −1264%	300−310 +1264%

1440p
High Preset

Elden Ring	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
World of Tanks	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1233%	120−130 +1233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1317%	85−90 +1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −1233%	40−45 +1233%
Valorant	8−9 −1275%	110−120 +1275%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Elden Ring	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	6−7 −1317%	85−90 +1317%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1300%	210−220 +1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Dota 2	16−18 −1275%	220−230 +1275%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%
Fortnite	1−2 −1300%	14−16 +1300%
Valorant	2−3 −1250%	27−30 +1250%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.25	32.21
Recency	1 September 2008	21 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	6 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	150 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 has 36.4% lower power consumption.

RX 5600 OEM, on the other hand, has a 1331.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5600 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5600 OEM is a desktop one.

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