GeForce 8500 GT vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Mobility Radeon HD 3870 with GeForce 8500 GT, including specs and performance data.
ATI Mobility HD 3870 outperforms 8500 GT by a whopping 207% 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 | 1061 | 1298 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 1.75 | 1.04 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | M88 | G86 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 17 April 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 320 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 660 MHz | 459 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 210 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 30 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 3.672 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4224 TFLOPS | 0.02938 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
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 | large | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | - | + |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Standard memory config per GPU | no data | 256 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 12.8 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 1.1 |
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 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 27−30
+222%
|
9−10
−222%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 16−18
+240%
|
5−6
−240%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| God of War | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 7−8
+250%
|
2−3
−250%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4 | 0−1 |
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 8−9
+300%
|
2−3
−300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+225%
|
4−5
−225%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+275%
|
4−5
−275%
|
| Valorant | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| God of War | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 2−3 | 0−1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.26 | 0.41 |
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 17 April 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 80 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 30 Watt |
ATI Mobility HD 3870 has a 207.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
8500 GT, on the other hand, has 83.3% lower power consumption.
The Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 8500 GT in performance tests.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a notebook graphics card while GeForce 8500 GT is a desktop one.
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