ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 vs HD Graphics 515
Aggregate performance score
We've compared HD Graphics 515 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD Graphics 515 outperforms Mobility HD 3870 by a significant 23% 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 | 1010 | 1084 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 7.78 | 1.73 |
| Architecture | Generation 9.0 (2015−2016) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Skylake GT2 | M88 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 1 September 2015 (10 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 | 192 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 300 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm+ | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 10.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3072 TFLOPS | 0.4224 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 3 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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 | Ring Bus | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
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 | System Shared | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 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 |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Quick Sync | + | no data |
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 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 3.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 11
+37.5%
| 8−9
−37.5%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+6.1%
|
30−35
−6.1%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 20
−45%
|
27−30
+45%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 9
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+6.1%
|
30−35
−6.1%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 8
−100%
|
16−18
+100%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+12.5%
|
8−9
−12.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−11
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 35−40
+6.1%
|
30−35
−6.1%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
+15.4%
|
12−14
−15.4%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+167%
|
3−4
−167%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
This is how HD Graphics 515 and ATI Mobility HD 3870 compete in popular games:
- HD Graphics 515 is 38% 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 HD Graphics 515 is 200% faster.
- in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- HD Graphics 515 performs better in 33 tests (70%)
- ATI Mobility HD 3870 performs better in 3 tests (6%)
- there's a draw in 11 tests (23%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.52 | 1.24 |
| Recency | 1 September 2015 | 4 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 55 Watt |
HD Graphics 515 has a 22.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 292.9% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.
The HD Graphics 515 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.
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