Radeon RX 5600 OEM vs ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 with Radeon RX 5600 OEM, including specs and performance data.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2
2008
512 MB GDDR3, 110 Watt
2.22

RX 5600 OEM outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 by a whopping 1317% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking853175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.4014.50
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code nameM88Navi 10
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date1 September 2008 (16 years ago)21 January 2020 (4 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 cores3202048
Core clock speed660 MHz1130 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors666 million10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate10.56199.7
Floating-point processing power0.4224 TFLOPS6.39 TFLOPS
ROPs1664
TMUs16128

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed850 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth54.4 GB/s288.0 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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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 Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1257%
95−100
+1257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1268%
260−270
+1268%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1289%
500−550
+1289%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Battlefield 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1257%
95−100
+1257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1268%
260−270
+1268%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1285%
180−190
+1285%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1289%
500−550
+1289%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1257%
95−100
+1257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−1268%
260−270
+1268%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
−1300%
140−150
+1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1285%
180−190
+1285%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−1289%
500−550
+1289%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1257%
95−100
+1257%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
−1317%
85−90
+1317%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
−1317%
170−180
+1317%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1300%
70−75
+1300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.22 31.46
Recency 1 September 2008 21 January 2020
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 150 Watt

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2 has 36.4% lower power consumption.

RX 5600 OEM, on the other hand, has a 1317.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 685.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5600 OEM 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 Radeon RX 5600 OEM is a desktop one.


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