ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 vs FirePro W5170M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro W5170M with Mobility Radeon HD 3870, including specs and performance data.
W5170M outperforms Mobility HD 3870 by a whopping 323% 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 | 670 | 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 | Tropo | M88 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 August 2014 (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 | 640 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 900 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 925 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 37.00 | 10.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.184 TFLOPS | 0.4224 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 40 | 16 |
| L1 Cache | 160 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 | large | large |
| Interface | MXM-A (3.0) | 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 | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 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 | No outputs | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
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 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 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 | 27
+350%
| 6−7
−350%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 9−10 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+93.9%
|
30−35
−93.9%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+380%
|
5−6
−380%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 90−95
+210%
|
27−30
−210%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+175%
|
16−18
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+1400%
|
1−2
−1400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+93.9%
|
30−35
−93.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12
+267%
|
3−4
−267%
|
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+175%
|
16−18
−175%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+200%
|
8−9
−200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+122%
|
9−10
−122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+93.9%
|
30−35
−93.9%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 30−35
+967%
|
3−4
−967%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
+150%
|
4−5
−150%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
+413%
|
8−9
−413%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+185%
|
12−14
−185%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+1833%
|
3−4
−1833%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
+900%
|
1−2
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 10−11
+400%
|
2−3
−400%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+333%
|
6−7
−333%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
This is how W5170M and ATI Mobility HD 3870 compete in popular games:
- W5170M is 350% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the W5170M is 2100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, W5170M surpassed ATI Mobility HD 3870 in all 43 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.24 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 25 August 2014 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
W5170M has a 322.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
The FirePro W5170M is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro W5170M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a mobile workstation one.
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