ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs GeForce 930MX

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce 930MX and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GeForce 930MX
2016
2 GB DDR3, GDDR5, 17 Watt
3.33
+48.7%

930MX outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking739857
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency13.431.40
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGM108M88
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 March 2016 (8 years ago)1 September 2008 (16 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 cores384320
Core clock speed952 MHz660 MHz
Boost clock speed1020 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate24.4810.56
Floating-point processing power0.7834 TFLOPS0.4224 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2416

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 typeDDR3, GDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s54.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost2.0no data
Optimus+-
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.53.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce 930MX 3.33
+48.7%
ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 2.24

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GeForce 930MX 8062
+16.9%
ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 6895

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 HD15
+50%
10−12
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8
+60%
5−6
−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9
+50%
6−7
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+150%
6−7
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Hitman 3 8
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Metro Exodus 15 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+160%
5−6
−160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 6
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+26.3%
18−20
−26.3%
Metro Exodus 6 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
+138%
12−14
−138%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10
−90%
18−20
+90%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−117%
12−14
+117%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
+66.7%
12−14
−66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

This is how GeForce 930MX and ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce 930MX is 50% 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 GeForce 930MX is 200% faster.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is 117% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce 930MX is ahead in 45 tests (83%)
  • ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is ahead in 3 tests (6%)
  • there's a draw in 6 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.33 2.24
Recency 1 March 2016 1 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 110 Watt

GeForce 930MX has a 48.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 547.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce 930MX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.


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