GeForce 8800 GTX vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 8800 GTX 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 GeForce 8800 GTX stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.

GeForce 8800 GTX

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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

	GeForce 8800 GTX	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	155 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	768 MB	512 MB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	No outputs
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GeForce 8800 GTX has 40% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GeForce 8800 GTX is connected by PCIe 1.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
GeForce 8800 GTX has 256 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GeForce 8800 GTX is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
GeForce 8800 GTX is build with Tesla architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is 84 MHz higher, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
GeForce 8800 GTX is manufactured by 90 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce 8800 GTX is 50 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	16−18
medium / 1080p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 8800 GTX in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 242% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 8800 GTX in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	10−11	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Dota 2 is 141% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	4−5
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Minecraft is 73% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	24−27
medium / 768p	−	16−18
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than GeForce 8800 GTX.

Full Specs

	GeForce 8800 GTX	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture	Tesla	RV6xx
Code name	G80	M88-XT CF
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	8 November 2006	1 September 2008
Pipelines	128	640
Core clock speed	576 MHz	660 MHz
Transistor count	681 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	36.8 billion/sec	10.56
Floating-point performance	345.6 gflops	2x 422.4 gflops
Length	270 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	850 MHz
Memory bandwidth	86.4 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.0	4.1
OpenGL	3.3	3.3
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	575
SLI options	+
Laptop size		large
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GeForce 8800 GTX vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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