NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

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Combined performance score

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2
2.19

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 by 1567% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking814121
Place by popularitynot in top-10024
Value for moneyno data21.01
ArchitectureRV6xx (2007−2010)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameM88-XT CFTuring TU106
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2008 (15 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349
Current priceno data$397 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores6401920
Core clock speed660 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1620 MHz
Number of transistors666 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56201.6
Floating-point performance2x 422.4 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and GeForce RTX 2060 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data229 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 2.19
RTX 2060 36.51
+1567%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 by 1567% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 6895
RTX 2060 60454
+777%

GeForce RTX 2060 outperforms Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 by 777% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 HD7−8
−1629%
121
+1629%
1440p4−5
−1800%
76
+1800%
4K2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1180%
60−65
+1180%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−4500%
92
+4500%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−4733%
145
+4733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−1127%
135
+1127%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1180%
60−65
+1180%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−5050%
103
+5050%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4950%
101
+4950%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3400%
140
+3400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2800%
110−120
+2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−3267%
101
+3267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1940%
102
+1940%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1238%
107
+1238%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−3800%
78
+3800%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−4200%
129
+4200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
−973%
118
+973%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1180%
60−65
+1180%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4850%
99
+4850%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4750%
97
+4750%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−3175%
131
+3175%
Hitman 3 4−5
−2800%
110−120
+2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−2500%
78
+2500%
Metro Exodus 3−4
−2133%
67
+2133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1020%
56
+1020%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−1100%
96
+1100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2167%
136
+2167%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−2700%
56
+2700%
Battlefield 5 3−4
−3867%
119
+3867%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1180%
60−65
+1180%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4600%
94
+4600%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−4300%
88
+4300%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−2525%
105
+2525%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1117%
73
+1117%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−1800%
76
+1800%
Hitman 3 5−6
−1240%
65−70
+1240%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−478%
52
+478%
Metro Exodus 0−1 42
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−3400%
35
+3400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−800%
50−55
+800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2700%
27−30
+2700%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−2100%
65−70
+2100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−2450%
50−55
+2450%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%
Hitman 3 2−3
−1700%
35−40
+1700%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−87.5%
15
+87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2700%
28
+2700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−1267%
41
+1267%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−600%
42
+600%

This is how ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 and RTX 2060 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 1629% faster than ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2

1440p resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 1800% faster than ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2

4K resolution:

  • RTX 2060 is 2400% faster than ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RTX 2060 is 5050% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 2060 surpassed ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 in all 48 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.19 36.51
Recency 1 September 2008 6 January 2019
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 2060 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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