Quadro RTX A6000 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 3870 with Quadro RTX A6000, including specs and performance data.
RTX A6000 outperforms ATI HD 3870 by a whopping 3972% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 997 | 38 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.06 | 11.12 |
| Power efficiency | 0.94 | 13.48 |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | RV670 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 19 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 5 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $269 | $4,649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RTX A6000 has 18433% better value for money than ATI HD 3870.
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 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 777 MHz | 1410 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 666 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.43 | 604.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.4973 TFLOPS | 38.71 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 112 |
| TMUs | 16 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 8-pin EPS |
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 | GDDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 48 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1126 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72.06 GB/s | 768.0 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
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. 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.
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.
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 | 4−5
−4275%
| 175
+4275%
|
| 1440p | 3−4
−4200%
| 129
+4200%
|
| 4K | 2−3
−5600%
| 114
+5600%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 67.25
−153%
| 26.57
+153%
|
| 1440p | 89.67
−149%
| 36.04
+149%
|
| 4K | 134.50
−230%
| 40.78
+230%
|
- RTX A6000 has 153% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RTX A6000 has 149% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RTX A6000 has 230% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 300
+0%
|
300
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 66
+0%
|
66
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 132
+0%
|
132
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 230−240
+0%
|
230−240
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 293
+0%
|
293
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 78
+0%
|
78
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 270−280
+0%
|
270−280
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 130−140
+0%
|
130−140
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 131
+0%
|
131
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 288
+0%
|
288
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 210−220
+0%
|
210−220
+0%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+0%
|
260−270
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 96
+0%
|
96
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+0%
|
170−180
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| World of Tanks | 350−400
+0%
|
350−400
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 247
+0%
|
247
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 63
+0%
|
63
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
| Valorant | 220−230
+0%
|
220−230
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70
+0%
|
70
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 200−210
+0%
|
200−210
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 155
+0%
|
155
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+0%
|
70−75
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 65−70
+0%
|
65−70
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 128
+0%
|
128
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 100−110
+0%
|
100−110
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 149
+0%
|
149
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
This is how ATI HD 3870 and RTX A6000 compete in popular games:
- RTX A6000 is 4275% faster in 1080p
- RTX A6000 is 4200% faster in 1440p
- RTX A6000 is 5600% faster in 4K
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.44 | 58.63 |
| Recency | 19 November 2007 | 5 October 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 48 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 106 Watt | 300 Watt |
ATI HD 3870 has 183% lower power consumption.
RTX A6000, on the other hand, has a 3971.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Quadro RTX A6000 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 A6000 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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