FirePro V5800 vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V5800 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.

FirePro V5800

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Check Price

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Laptops

Main Specs

	FirePro V5800	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	74 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	512 MB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 48% more power consumption, than FirePro V5800.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than FirePro V5800.
FirePro V5800 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
FirePro V5800 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 30 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
FirePro V5800 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V5800 is 3150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	6−7	6−7
ultra / 1080p	4−5	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	16−18	16−18
medium / 1080p	7−8	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 12% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	9−10	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	24−27
medium / 1080p	10−12	12−14
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Battlefield 5 is 15% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	27−30	27−30
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
high / 768p	75−80	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	75−80	80−85
medium / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Dota 2 is 3% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	7−8	8−9
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
4K / 2160p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	18−20	18−20
medium / 1080p	8−9	8−9
FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	14−16	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	55−60	60−65
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Fortnite is 3% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−12
QHD / 1440p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	24−27	24−27
medium / 1080p	12−14	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Forza Horizon 4 is 8% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
high / 1080p	10−12	12−14
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 3% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	4−5	4−5
ultra / 1080p	3−4	3−4
4K / 2160p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−12	12−14
medium / 1080p	6−7	6−7
FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	90−95	95−100
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	90−95	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Minecraft is 2% more, than FirePro V5800.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	30−35	30−35
medium / 1080p	16−18	18−20
FirePro V5800 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
ultra / 1080p	7−8	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	10−12	12−14
medium / 1080p	10−11	10−12
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	21−24	24−27
medium / 768p	16−18	16−18
high / 1080p	9−10	9−10
ultra / 1080p	6−7	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 7% more, than FirePro V5800.
low / 768p	85−90	85−90
medium / 768p	40−45	45−50
ultra / 1080p	18−20	18−20
high / 768p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in World of Tanks is 2% more, than FirePro V5800.

Full Specs

	FirePro V5800	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture	TeraScale 2	RV6xx
Code name	Juniper	M88-XT CF
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	26 April 2010	1 September 2008
Pipelines	800	640
Core clock speed	690 MHz	660 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	27.60	10.56
Floating-point performance	1,104.0 gflops	2x 422.4 gflops
Length	229 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz	850 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.0	4.1
OpenGL	4.4	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
Laptop size		large
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FirePro V5800 vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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