RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3870 with RTX 2000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3870
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 55 Watt
1.39

RTX 2000 Ada Generation outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3870 by a whopping 3204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking100572
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data81.77
Power efficiency1.7645.75
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameM88AD107
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date4 June 2008 (16 years ago)12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores3202816
Core clock speed660 MHz1620 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2130 MHz
Number of transistors666 million18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56187.4
Floating-point processing power0.4224 TFLOPS12 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs1688
Tensor Coresno data88
Ray Tracing Coresno data22

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data168 mm
Widthno data2-slot
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.9

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

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Hitman 3 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−3114%
450−500
+3114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3082%
1050−1100
+3082%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Hitman 3 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−3114%
450−500
+3114%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3082%
350−400
+3082%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3082%
1050−1100
+3082%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%
Hitman 3 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−3114%
450−500
+3114%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−3150%
260−270
+3150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−3082%
350−400
+3082%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−3082%
1050−1100
+3082%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−3150%
65−70
+3150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Hitman 3 7−8
−3186%
230−240
+3186%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−3100%
160−170
+3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
−3067%
190−200
+3067%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−3150%
130−140
+3150%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2900%
30−33
+2900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3067%
95−100
+3067%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 45.92
Recency 4 June 2008 12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 70 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3870 has 27.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 3203.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 2000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a notebook card while RTX 2000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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