ATI Radeon HD 3870 vs R9 M370X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 M370X with Radeon HD 3870, including specs and performance data.

R9 M370X
2015
2 GB GDDR5
4.04
+181%

R9 M370X outperforms ATI HD 3870 by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking694995
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.05
Power efficiencyno data0.94
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameCape VerdeRV670
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date19 May 2015 (9 years ago)19 November 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$269

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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
Core clock speed800 MHz777 MHz
Number of transistors1500 Million666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data106 Watt
Texture fill rateno data12.43
Floating-point processing powerno data0.4973 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data16

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR4
Maximum RAM amount2 GB512 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz1126 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72.06 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 Connectorsno data2x DVI, 1x S-Video

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno dataN/A
Vulkan-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. 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.

R9 M370X 4.04
+181%
ATI HD 3870 1.44

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.

R9 M370X 1557
+181%
ATI HD 3870 555

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 HD35
+192%
12−14
−192%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data22.42

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40
+186%
14−16
−186%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+200%
8−9
−200%
Hitman 3 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+200%
9−10
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+200%
5−6
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+300%
2−3
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+207%
14−16
−207%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Hitman 3 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+213%
8−9
−213%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 2−3 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%

This is how R9 M370X and ATI HD 3870 compete in popular games:

  • R9 M370X is 192% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.04 1.44
Recency 19 May 2015 19 November 2007
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm

R9 M370X has a 180.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R9 M370X is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 M370X is a notebook card while Radeon HD 3870 is a desktop one.


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