FirePro W8000 vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 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 W8000 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 W8000
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
225 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI
No outputs
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FirePro W8000 has 104% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
FirePro W8000 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 508 GB more memory, than FirePro W8000.
FirePro W8000 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 240 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 4650 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
16−18
6−7
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
16−18
medium / 1080p
21−24
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 133% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
24−27
10−11
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
60−65
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Battlefield 5 is 146% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
220−230
130−140
medium / 768p
190−200
110−120
ultra / 1080p
100−110
50−55
QHD / 1440p
65−70
27−30
4K / 2160p
35−40
27−30
high / 768p
150−160
80−85
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 78% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
45−50
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 34% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
80−85
medium / 768p
100−110
55−60
ultra / 1080p
70−75
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Dota 2 is 70% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
21−24
8−9
ultra / 1080p
18−20
7−8
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
3−4
low / 720p
45−50
18−20
medium / 1080p
21−24
8−9
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Far Cry 5 is 155% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
14−16
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−11
QHD / 1440p
14−16
−
low / 720p
110−120
60−65
medium / 1080p
60−65
21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Fortnite is 111% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
30−33
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−12
QHD / 1440p
10−12
1−2
low / 720p
60−65
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−35
14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 146% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
95−100
50−55
medium / 768p
85−90
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
6−7
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 103% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−12
4−5
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
low / 720p
35−40
12−14
medium / 1080p
14−16
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Metro Exodus is 200% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
110−120
90−95
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Minecraft is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 50% 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
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
65−70
24−27
medium / 768p
40−45
16−18
high / 1080p
21−24
9−10
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
4K / 2160p
7−8
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 130% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
60−65
45−50
ultra / 1080p
35−40
18−20
high / 768p
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in World of Tanks is 31% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
FirePro W8000
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
GCN 1.0
RV6xx
Code name
Tahiti
M88-XT CF
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
14 June 2012
1 September 2008
Pipelines
1792
640
Core clock speed
900 MHz
660 MHz
Transistor count
4,313 million
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
28 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
100.8
10.56
Floating-point performance
3,226 gflops
2x 422.4 gflops
Length
279 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
5500 MHz
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
176 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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
391 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Form factor
full height / full length
StereoOutput3D
+
DisplayPort count
4
Dual-link DVI support
+
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