ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 vs 530
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 530 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
530 outperforms ATI Mobility HD 3870 by an impressive 95% 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 | 857 | 1059 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.75 | 1.75 |
| Architecture | GCN 3.0 (2014−2019) | TeraScale (2005−2013) |
| GPU code name | Weston | M88 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (8 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (17 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 | 384 | 320 |
| Core clock speed | 730 MHz | 660 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1024 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,550 million | 666 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 55 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 24.58 | 10.56 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7864 TFLOPS | 0.4224 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 16 |
| TMUs | 24 | 16 |
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 | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
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 | DDR3/GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 14.4 GB/s | 54.4 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 | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 10.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 16
+100%
| 8−9
−100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 14
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Fortnite | 30
+900%
|
3−4
−900%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 20
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 40−45
+27.3%
|
30−35
−27.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 13
+1200%
|
1−2
−1200%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 36
+24.1%
|
27−30
−24.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Dota 2 | 30
+76.5%
|
16−18
−76.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10
+233%
|
3−4
−233%
|
| Fortnite | 13
+333%
|
3−4
−333%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 5−6
+400%
|
1−2
−400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 12
+1100%
|
1−2
−1100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 11
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+27.3%
|
30−35
−27.3%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 8−9
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Dota 2 | 28
+64.7%
|
16−18
−64.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
+133%
|
3−4
−133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14
+85.7%
|
7−8
−85.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6
−16.7%
|
7−8
+16.7%
|
| Valorant | 40−45
+27.3%
|
30−35
−27.3%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 12−14
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 5−6
+66.7%
|
3−4
−66.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 18−20
+125%
|
8−9
−125%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 21−24
+76.9%
|
12−14
−76.9%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+450%
|
4−5
−450%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| Valorant | 12−14
+71.4%
|
7−8
−71.4%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 6−7
+500%
|
1−2
−500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
| Sons of the Forest | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
This is how Radeon 530 and ATI Mobility HD 3870 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 530 is 100% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Radeon 530 is 1300% faster.
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the ATI Mobility HD 3870 is 17% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 530 is ahead in 42 tests (98%)
- ATI Mobility HD 3870 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.46 | 1.26 |
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 4 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 55 Watt |
Radeon 530 has a 95.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.
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