Quadro T1000 Mobile GDDR6 vs ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1010 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | RV6xx (2007−2010) | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | M88-XT | TU117B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 March 2008 (16 years ago) | 8 June 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 cores | 320 | 896 |
| Core clock speed | 660 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 10.56 | 92.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4224 gflops | 2.957 gflops |
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 3.0 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 850 MHz | 12000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 54.4 GB/s | 192.0 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 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 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.140 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2008 | 8 June 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 50 Watt |
T1000 Mobile GDDR6 has an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 358.3% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 and Quadro T1000 Mobile GDDR6. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a notebook graphics card while Quadro T1000 Mobile GDDR6 is a mobile workstation 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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