ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs FirePro W9100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W9100 with Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, including specs and performance data.

FirePro W9100
2014
16 GB GDDR5, 750 Watt
18.53
+782%

W9100 outperforms Mobility HD 3870 X2 by a whopping 782% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking331925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.191.47
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameHawaiiM88
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date26 March 2014 (12 years ago)1 September 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 cores2816320 ×2
Core clock speed930 MHz660 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate163.710.56 ×2
Floating-point processing power5.238 TFLOPS0.4224 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs6416 ×2
TMUs17616 ×2
L1 Cache704 KBno data
L2 Cache1024 KB256 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length275 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount16 GB512 MB ×2
Memory bus width512 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1250 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s54.4 GB/s ×2
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 Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-VideoNo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (12_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model6.34.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL2.0N/A
Vulkan1.2.131N/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

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
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40−45
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
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21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
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4−5
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Metro Exodus 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 21−24
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21−24
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Far Cry 5 5−6
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5−6
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
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10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
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10−11
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
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5−6
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
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21−24
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Valorant 16−18
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16−18
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 5−6
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5−6
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 51 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 18.53 2.10
Recency 26 March 2014 1 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 110 Watt

FirePro W9100 has a 782% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2, on the other hand, has 582% lower power consumption.

The FirePro W9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro W9100 is a workstation graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a notebook one.

Other comparisons

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