FirePro R5000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro R5000 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 R5000 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 R5000
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
350 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
2x mini-DisplayPort
No outputs
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FirePro R5000 has 218% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
FirePro R5000 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 R5000.
FirePro R5000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
FirePro R5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 165 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
FirePro R5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro R5000 is 2350 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
12−14
6−7
ultra / 1080p
8−9
4−5
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
16−18
medium / 1080p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−11
QHD / 1440p
5−6
0−1
4K / 2160p
4−5
−
low / 720p
45−50
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Battlefield 5 is 86% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro R5000 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
190−200
130−140
medium / 768p
160−170
110−120
ultra / 1080p
90−95
50−55
QHD / 1440p
50−55
27−30
4K / 2160p
30−33
27−30
high / 768p
130−140
80−85
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 52% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
100−110
80−85
medium / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Dota 2 is 45% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
8−9
ultra / 1080p
14−16
7−8
4K / 2160p
5−6
3−4
low / 720p
35−40
18−20
medium / 1080p
16−18
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Far Cry 5 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
21−24
14−16
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
90−95
60−65
medium / 1080p
45−50
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Fortnite is 62% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
18−20
10−12
QHD / 1440p
7−8
1−2
low / 720p
45−50
24−27
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 84% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
80−85
50−55
medium / 768p
70−75
45−50
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 62% 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
24−27
12−14
medium / 1080p
10−12
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Metro Exodus is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
100−110
95−100
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
100−110
80−85
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
21−24
16−18
ultra / 1080p
16−18
14−16
low / 720p
50−55
30−35
medium / 1080p
21−24
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 40% 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
24−27
12−14
medium / 1080p
14−16
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 60% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
24−27
medium / 768p
30−33
16−18
high / 1080p
16−18
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 69% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
95−100
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
30−35
18−20
high / 768p
50−55
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro R5000 in World of Tanks is 29% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
FirePro R5000
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
GCN 1.0
RV6xx
Code name
Pitcairn
M88-XT CF
Type
Workstation
Laptop
Release date
25 February 2013
1 September 2008
Pipelines
768
640
Core clock speed
825 MHz
660 MHz
Transistor count
2,800 million
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
39.60
10.56
Floating-point performance
1,267 gflops
2x 422.4 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
3200 MHz
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
102.4 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
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
Laptop size
large
Form factor
full height / full length
Dual-link DVI support
+
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