GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile vs ATI Radeon HD 3870

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3870 with GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 3870
2007
512 MB GDDR4, 106 Watt
1.44

RTX 3070 Mobile outperforms ATI HD 3870 by a whopping 2480% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1001132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.06no data
Power efficiency0.9422.29
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameRV670GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date19 November 2007 (17 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$269 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3205120
Core clock speed777 MHz1110 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1560 MHz
Number of transistors666 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt125 Watt
Texture fill rate12.43249.6
Floating-point processing power0.4973 TFLOPS15.97 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs16160
Tensor Coresno data160
Ray Tracing Coresno data40

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 sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR4GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1126 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72.06 GB/s448.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-VideoNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA-8.6
DLSS-+

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.

ATI HD 3870 1.44
RTX 3070 Mobile 37.15
+2480%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 3870 555
RTX 3070 Mobile 14364
+2488%

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 HD4−5
−2800%
116
+2800%
1440p2−3
−3450%
71
+3450%
4K1−2
−4700%
48
+4700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p67.25no data
1440p134.50no data
4K269.00no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 187
+0%
187
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 122
+0%
122
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 144
+0%
144
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 102
+0%
102
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 107
+0%
107
+0%
Far Cry 5 119
+0%
119
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 189
+0%
189
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 140
+0%
140
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 89
+0%
89
+0%
Battlefield 5 134
+0%
134
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85
+0%
85
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 88
+0%
88
+0%
Dota 2 130
+0%
130
+0%
Far Cry 5 114
+0%
114
+0%
Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 188
+0%
188
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 118
+0%
118
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 125
+0%
125
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170
+0%
170
+0%
Valorant 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 126
+0%
126
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 85
+0%
85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Dota 2 120
+0%
120
+0%
Far Cry 5 107
+0%
107
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 167
+0%
167
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 106
+0%
106
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 94
+0%
94
+0%
Valorant 183
+0%
183
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 59
+0%
59
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 254
+0%
254
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 47
+0%
47
+0%
Far Cry 5 91
+0%
91
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140
+0%
140
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 78
+0%
78
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 37
+0%
37
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 238
+0%
238
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 63
+0%
63
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 22
+0%
22
+0%
Dota 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Far Cry 5 51
+0%
51
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+0%
93
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 44
+0%
44
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

This is how ATI HD 3870 and RTX 3070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 2800% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 3450% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Mobile is 4700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 37.15
Recency 19 November 2007 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 125 Watt

ATI HD 3870 has 17.9% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 2479.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3870 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile is a notebook one.

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