GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs ATI Radeon HD 3870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3870 and GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

ATI HD 3870
2007
512 MB GDDR4, 106 Watt
1.44

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms ATI HD 3870 by a whopping 2671% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking989102
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Power efficiency0.9816.93
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV670GA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 November 2007 (16 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$269 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores3203584
Core clock speed777 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors666 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate12.43199.0
Floating-point processing power0.4973 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs16112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1126 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth72.06 GB/s240.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A3.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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 HD 3870 1.44
RTX 3060 8 GB 39.90
+2671%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 3870 555
RTX 3060 8 GB 15398
+2674%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 39.90
Recency 19 November 2007 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 170 Watt

ATI HD 3870 has 60.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060 8 GB, on the other hand, has a 2670.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.


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