GRID K220Q vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

When choosing between GRID K220Q and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GRID K220Q and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

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

  GRID K220Q Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 110 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID K220Q has 104% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
  • GRID K220Q is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID K220Q and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have maximum RAM of 512 GB.
  • GRID K220Q is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
  • GRID K220Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
  • Core clock speed of GRID K220Q is 85 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
  • GRID K220Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GRID K220Q is 4150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 6−7
ultra / 1080p 0−1 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 10−12 16−18
medium / 1080p 2−3 8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GRID K220Q.

Full Specs

  GRID K220Q Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture Kepler RV6xx
Code name GK104 M88-XT CF
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 2 July 2014 1 September 2008
Pipelines 1536 640
Core clock speed 745 MHz 660 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 666 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 95.36 10.56
Floating-point performance 2,289 gflops 2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 850 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 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 3.0
Laptop size large
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