GeForce GT 625M vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870

Place in the ranking	1010	1043
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.75	5.69
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	M88	GF117
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	1 October 2012 (12 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	96
Core clock speed	660 MHz	Up to 625 MHz
Number of transistors	666 million	585 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.56	10.00
Floating-point processing power	0.4224 TFLOPS	0.24 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	4
TMUs	16	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	large	medium sized
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	54.4 GB/s	Up to 14.4 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	No outputs	No outputs
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	Up to 2048x1536

Supported technologies

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

3D Blu-Ray	-	+
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 API
Shader Model	4.1	5.1
OpenGL	3.3	4.5
OpenCL	N/A	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/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

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Fortnite	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
World of Tanks	27−30 +7.4%	27−30 −7.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Dota 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +7.1%	14−16 −7.1%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Valorant	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	0−1	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Valorant	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

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

in Grand Theft Auto V, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

ATI Mobility HD 3870 is ahead in 21 test (51%)
there's a draw in 20 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.40	1.24
Recency	4 June 2008	1 October 2012
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	55 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3870 has a 12.9% higher aggregate performance score.

GT 625M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 625M in performance tests.

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