NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870

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Combined performance score

ATI HD 3870
1.43

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon HD 3870 by 3306% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking94556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.039.94
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameRV670TU102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 November 2007 (16 years old)13 August 2018 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$269 $6,299
Current price$195 (0.7x MSRP)$3083 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 6000 has 33033% better value for money than ATI HD 3870.

Technical specs

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 cores3204608
Core clock speed777 MHz1440 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors666 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)106 Watt260 Watt
Texture fill rate12.43509.8
Floating-point performance497.3 gflopsno data

Size and 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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 MB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2252 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72.06 GB/s672.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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-Video4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

API support

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model4.16.5
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A2.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDAno data7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 3870 1.43
RTX 6000 48.70
+3306%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon HD 3870 by 3306% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

ATI HD 3870 555
RTX 6000 18877
+3301%

Quadro RTX 6000 outperforms Radeon HD 3870 by 3301% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.43 48.70
Recency 19 November 2007 13 August 2018
Cost $269 $6299
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 24 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 106 Watt 260 Watt

The Quadro RTX 6000 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 Quadro RTX 6000 is a 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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