FirePro W600 vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W600 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 W600 stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.
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:
Main Specs
FirePro W600
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
6x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 46% more power consumption, than FirePro W600.
FirePro W600 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than FirePro W600.
FirePro W600 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
FirePro W600 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of FirePro W600 is 90 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
FirePro W600 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W600 is 3150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
24−27
medium / 1080p
14−16
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Battlefield 5 is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro W600 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
130−140
medium / 768p
120−130
110−120
ultra / 1080p
60−65
50−55
QHD / 1440p
30−35
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
90−95
80−85
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
21−24
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−11
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Far Cry 5 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
65−70
60−65
medium / 1080p
27−30
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Fortnite is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
2−3
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
50−55
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Grand Theft Auto V is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Metro Exodus is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
90−95
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Minecraft is 3% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
30−33
24−27
medium / 768p
18−20
16−18
high / 1080p
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
85−90
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
45−50
ultra / 1080p
21−24
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W600 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
FirePro W600
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
GCN 1.0
RV6xx
Code name
Cape Verde
M88-XT CF
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
13 June 2012
1 September 2008
Pipelines
512
640
Core clock speed
750 MHz
660 MHz
Transistor count
1,500 million
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
24.00
10.56
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
2x 422.4 gflops
Length
163 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
12 (11_1)
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
5.1
4.1
OpenGL
4.6
3.3
OpenCL
1.2
N/A
Vulkan
1.2.131
N/A
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
94 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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