Radeon PRO V710 vs ATI Mobility HD 3870
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1008 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.75 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | M88 | Navi 32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 October 2024 (less than a year 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 | 3456 |
| Core clock speed | 660 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 28,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 158 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 432.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4224 TFLOPS | 27.65 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 96 |
| TMUs | 16 | 216 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 54 |
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 | 1-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 | 28 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 224 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 504.0 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 | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 3 October 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 28 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 158 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 3870 has 187.3% lower power consumption.
PRO V710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, a 5500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 and Radeon PRO V710. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a notebook card while Radeon PRO V710 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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