ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 vs FirePro M4170
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro M4170 with Mobility Radeon HD 3870, including specs and performance data.
M4170 outperforms Mobility HD 3870 by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 845 | 1087 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.74 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Opal | M88 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 23 April 2015 (11 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (17 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 10.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 0.4224 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 256 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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 54.4 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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | N/A |
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
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
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8−9
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
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9−10
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
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27−30
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
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16−18
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
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8−9
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| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
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2−3
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
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9−10
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
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7−8
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
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3−4
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| Dota 2 | 16−18
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16−18
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| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
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2−3
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
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8−9
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
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9−10
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
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7−8
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| Valorant | 30−35
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30−35
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Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
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4−5
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| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
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8−9
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
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12−14
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| Valorant | 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
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1−2
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
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3−4
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
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2−3
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1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
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2−3
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4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
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14−16
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| Valorant | 6−7
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6−7
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4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 1−2
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1−2
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| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
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2−3
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4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
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2−3
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All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 43 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.79 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 23 April 2015 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
FirePro M4170 has a 125% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.
The FirePro M4170 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro M4170 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a mobile workstation one.
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