Radeon R6 M340DX vs Mobility HD 3870 X2
Aggregated performance score
R6 M340DX outperforms Mobility HD 3870 X2 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 817 | 749 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Architecture | RV6xx (2007−2010) | GCN (2011−2017) |
GPU code name | M88-XT CF | Jet |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Release date | 1 September 2008 (15 years ago) | 3 June 2015 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
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 cores | 640 | 704 |
Core clock speed | 660 MHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | no data | 1030 MHz |
Number of transistors | 666 million | 690 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 110 Watt | no data |
Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 24.72 |
Floating-point performance | 2x 422.4 gflops | no data |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Radeon R6 M340DX compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 size | large | medium sized |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
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 | GDDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | System Shared |
Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | no data |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (11_1) |
Shader Model | 4.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
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 | 7−8
−42.9%
| 10
+42.9%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
Hitman 3 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 10−12
−9.1%
|
12−14
+9.1%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
Hitman 3 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Metro Exodus | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 8−9
−12.5%
|
9−10
+12.5%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+0%
|
6
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−75%
|
7−8
+75%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
+100%
|
3
−100%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
Hitman 3 | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 1−2 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 and R6 M340DX compete in popular games:
- R6 M340DX is 43% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is 100% faster than the R6 M340DX.
- in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R6 M340DX is 100% faster than the ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2.
All in all, in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
- R6 M340DX is ahead in 37 tests (79%)
- there's a draw in 9 tests (19%)
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 2.19 | 2.87 |
Recency | 1 September 2008 | 3 June 2015 |
Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
Chip lithography | 55 nm | 28 nm |
The Radeon R6 M340DX is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.
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