ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition vs GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 483 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 96 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 10.99 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | GP107B | RV670 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (9 years ago) | 12 June 2008 (18 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. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 1354 MHz | 777 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1493 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 106 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 59.72 | 12.43 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.911 TFLOPS | 0.4973 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 240 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB |
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 |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR4 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7008 MHz | 1126 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 72.06 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 12 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4000 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 106 Watt |
GTX 1050 Mobile has an age advantage of 8 years, a 681% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 293% more advanced lithography process, and 41% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile and Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 3870 Mac Edition is a desktop one.
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