ATI Radeon HD 3870 vs R3 (Mullins/Beema)
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) with Radeon HD 3870, including specs and performance data.
ATI HD 3870 outperforms R3 (Mullins/Beema) by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1155 | 1009 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.05 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.93 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.1 (2014) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Beema/Mullins | RV670 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 19 November 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $269 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 128 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 350 MHz | 777 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 686 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 106 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 12.43 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 0.4973 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 16 |
| TMUs | no data | 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).
| Interface | no data | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 | no data | GDDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1126 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 72.06 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 data | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | no data | N/A |
| Vulkan | - | N/A |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 15
−60%
| 24−27
+60%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 11.21 |
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
| Atomic Heart | 3−4
−66.7%
|
5−6
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−66.7%
|
35−40
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 12−14
−61.5%
|
21−24
+61.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−66.7%
|
50−55
+66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−50%
|
12−14
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Atomic Heart | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−60%
|
24−27
+60%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−50%
|
6−7
+50%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
This is how R3 (Mullins/Beema) and ATI HD 3870 compete in popular games:
- ATI HD 3870 is 60% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 29 April 2014 | 19 November 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
R3 (Mullins/Beema) has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
ATI HD 3870, on the other hand, has a 72.2% higher aggregate performance score.
The Radeon HD 3870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R3 (Mullins/Beema) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 3870 is a desktop one.
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