ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs R9 M270X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M270X and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R9 M270X
2014
4 GB GDDR5
2.88
+37.1%

R9 M270X outperforms Mobility HD 3870 X2 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking825925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data1.47
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameVenusM88
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date21 March 2014 (12 years ago)1 September 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 cores640320 ×2
Compute units10no data
Core clock speed725 MHz660 MHz
Boost clock speed775 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data110 Watt
Texture fill rate31.0010.56 ×2
Floating-point processing power0.992 TFLOPS0.4224 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs1616 ×2
TMUs4016 ×2
L1 Cache160 KBno data
L2 Cache256 KB256 KB

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16

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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GB512 MB ×2
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1125 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s54.4 GB/s ×2
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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Eyefinity+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API and SDK support

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

DirectXDirectX® 1110.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCLNot ListedN/A
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 2−3
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2−3
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Fortnite 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
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Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
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40−45
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Dota 2 21−24
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21−24
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Far Cry 5 5−6
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5−6
+0%
Fortnite 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
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4−5
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Metro Exodus 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 6−7
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6−7
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
+0%
Dota 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
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Far Cry 5 5−6
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5−6
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Forza Horizon 4 10−12
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10−12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 10−11
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10−11
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
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5−6
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
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21−24
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Valorant 16−18
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16−18
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1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
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1−2
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 4 5−6
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5−6
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
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3−4
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
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14−16
+0%
Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 51 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 2.88 2.10
Recency 21 March 2014 1 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

R9 M270X has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M270X is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.

Other comparisons

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UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)
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GTX 460M GeForce GTX 460M
R9 M395X Mac Edition AMD R9 M395X Mac Edition
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Arc B370 B370
R9 M395X Mac Edition AMD R9 M395X Mac Edition
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RTX 5050 9 GB 5050 9 GB
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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HD 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics 8550G + HD 8750M Dual Graphics
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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HD Graphics 3000 3000
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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HD Graphics 2500 2500
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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ATI Mobility HD 4830 4830
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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ATI Mobility HD 5470 5470
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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FX 380M 380M
R9 M270X AMD R9 M270X
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HD 7650A 7650A
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