GRID K260Q vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID K260Q 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 GRID K260Q stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.

GRID K260Q

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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:

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Main Specs

	GRID K260Q	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	2 GB	512 MB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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GRID K260Q has 104% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GRID K260Q 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 GRID K260Q.
GRID K260Q is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
GRID K260Q is build with Kepler architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of GRID K260Q is 85 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GRID K260Q is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GRID K260Q is 4150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	14−16	6−7
ultra / 1080p	9−10	4−5
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
low / 720p	30−35	16−18
medium / 1080p	18−20	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	21−24	10−11
QHD / 1440p	7−8	0−1
4K / 2160p	5−6	−
low / 720p	50−55	24−27
medium / 1080p	27−30	12−14
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Battlefield 5 is 113% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID K260Q and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	210−220	130−140
medium / 768p	180−190	110−120
ultra / 1080p	95−100	50−55
QHD / 1440p	50−55	27−30
4K / 2160p	30−33	27−30
high / 768p	140−150	80−85
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 65% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	110−120	80−85
medium / 768p	90−95	55−60
ultra / 1080p	60−65	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Dota 2 is 57% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	18−20	8−9
ultra / 1080p	16−18	7−8
4K / 2160p	6−7	3−4
low / 720p	35−40	18−20
medium / 1080p	18−20	8−9
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Far Cry 5 is 111% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	14−16
ultra / 1080p	18−20	10−11
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
low / 720p	95−100	60−65
medium / 1080p	50−55	21−24
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Fortnite is 77% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	20−22	10−12
QHD / 1440p	9−10	1−2
low / 720p	50−55	24−27
medium / 1080p	27−30	14−16
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Forza Horizon 4 is 107% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	85−90	50−55
medium / 768p	75−80	45−50
high / 1080p	30−33	12−14
ultra / 1080p	12−14	6−7
QHD / 1440p	3−4	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Grand Theft Auto V is 79% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	9−10	4−5
ultra / 1080p	7−8	3−4
4K / 2160p	2−3	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	12−14
medium / 1080p	12−14	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Metro Exodus is 133% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	110−120	95−100
high / 1080p	−	85−90
ultra / 1080p	100−110	80−85
medium / 1080p	100−110	90−95
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Minecraft is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	21−24	16−18
ultra / 1080p	18−20	14−16
low / 720p	55−60	30−35
medium / 1080p	24−27	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	9−10	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	27−30	12−14
medium / 1080p	16−18	10−12
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 80% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	55−60	24−27
medium / 768p	30−35	16−18
high / 1080p	18−20	9−10
ultra / 1080p	10−12	6−7
4K / 2160p	8−9	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 92% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	100−110	85−90
medium / 768p	60−65	45−50
ultra / 1080p	35−40	18−20
high / 768p	50−55	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GRID K260Q in World of Tanks is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Full Specs

	GRID K260Q	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture	Kepler	RV6xx
Code name	GK104	M88-XT CF
Type	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	28 June 2013	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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GRID K260Q vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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