Radeon HD 3870 vs Mobility HD 5650
Aggregated performance score
HD 3870 outperforms Mobility HD 5650 by 4% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
Place in performance ranking | 970 | 948 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.03 |
Architecture | Terascale 2 (2009−2015) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
GPU code name | Madison Pro | RV670 |
Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 19 November 2007 (16 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $269 |
Current price | $24 | $195 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 400 | 320 |
Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 777 MHz |
Boost clock speed | 650 MHz | no data |
Number of transistors | 627 million | 666 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15-19 Watt | 106 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 9.000 | 12.43 |
Floating-point performance | 360.0 gflops | 497.3 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Mobility Radeon HD 5650 and Radeon HD 3870 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 size | medium sized | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
Length | no data | 241 mm |
Width | no data | 2-slot |
Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-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 type | GDDR3, DDR3 | GDDR4 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 2252 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 72.06 GB/s |
Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
Shader Model | 5.0 | 4.1 |
OpenGL | 4.4 | 3.3 |
OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
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:
900p | 15
+7.1%
| 14−16
−7.1%
|
Full HD | 16
+0%
| 16−18
+0%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Metro Exodus | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Far Cry 5 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Hitman 3 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Horizon Zero Dawn | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
Far Cry New Dawn | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
This is how ATI Mobility HD 5650 and ATI HD 3870 compete in popular games:
- ATI Mobility HD 5650 is 7.1% faster than ATI HD 3870 in 900p
- ATI HD 3870 is 0% faster than ATI Mobility HD 5650 in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.37 | 1.43 |
Recency | 7 January 2010 | 19 November 2007 |
Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
Chip lithography | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 106 Watt |
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Mobility Radeon HD 5650 and Radeon HD 3870.
Be aware that Mobility Radeon HD 5650 is a notebook card while Radeon HD 3870 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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