GeForce GTX 960A vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A 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 GTX 960A stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 960A

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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 GTX 960A	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 46% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960A.
GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 960A is build with Maxwell architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 369 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GeForce GTX 960A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 4162 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	12−14	6−7
ultra / 1080p	7−8	4−5
QHD / 1440p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	24−27	16−18
medium / 1080p	14−16	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	20−22	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	21−24	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Battlefield 5 is 66% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 960A and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	180−190	130−140
medium / 768p	150−160	110−120
ultra / 1080p	80−85	50−55
QHD / 1440p	45−50	27−30
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	120−130	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	30−35	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	80−85
medium / 768p	80−85	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Dota 2 is 40% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	14−16	8−9
ultra / 1080p	12−14	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	3−4
low / 720p	30−35	18−20
medium / 1080p	14−16	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Far Cry 5 is 77% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	14−16
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−11
low / 720p	85−90	60−65
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Fortnite is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	10−12
QHD / 1440p	6−7	1−2
low / 720p	40−45	24−27
medium / 1080p	21−24	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Forza Horizon 4 is 69% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	75−80	50−55
medium / 768p	65−70	45−50
high / 1080p	21−24	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	6−7
QHD / 1440p	1−2	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	8−9	4−5
ultra / 1080p	6−7	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	12−14
medium / 1080p	10−11	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	95−100
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	95−100	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Minecraft is 13% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	20−22	16−18
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	30−35
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 35% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	12−14	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	21−24	12−14
medium / 1080p	14−16	10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	40−45	24−27
medium / 768p	27−30	16−18
high / 1080p	14−16	9−10
ultra / 1080p	9−10	6−7
4K / 2160p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 53% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	95−100	85−90
medium / 768p	55−60	45−50
ultra / 1080p	30−33	18−20
high / 768p	45−50	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960A in World of Tanks is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 960A	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture	Maxwell	RV6xx
Code name	GM107	M88-XT CF
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015	1 September 2008
Pipelines	640	640
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	660 MHz
Boost Clock	1085 MHz
Transistor count	1,870 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	43.40	10.56
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	850 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	54.4 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	5.1	4.1
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	5.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	180 Mh/s
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GTX 960A vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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