ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
13.60
+548%

K80 outperforms Mobility HD 3870 X2 by a whopping 548% 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 ranking412923
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.491.47
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK210M88
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 November 2014 (11 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 cores2496 ×2320 ×2
Core clock speed562 MHz660 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,100 million666 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt110 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4 ×210.56 ×2
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS ×20.4224 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs48 ×216 ×2
TMUs208 ×216 ×2
L1 Cache208 KBno data
L2 Cache1536 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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount12 GB ×2512 MB ×2
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed1253 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s ×254.4 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

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.7-

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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Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
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7−8
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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
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−12
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10−12
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
+0%

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
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
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40−45
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
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
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
+0%
7−8
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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
+0%
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
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
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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
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Hogwarts Legacy 7−8
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7−8
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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
+0%
8−9
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Valorant 40−45
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40−45
+0%

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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Hogwarts Legacy 2−3
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2−3
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
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
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Far Cry 5 1−2
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1−2
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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 55 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.60 2.10
Recency 17 November 2014 1 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 110 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 547.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

ATI Mobility HD 3870 X2, on the other hand, has 172.7% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation graphics card while Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a notebook one.

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