GeForce GT 740A vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GT 740A and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GT 740A and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GT 740A

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Check Price

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 GT 740A	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)	33 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type	DDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 740A.
GeForce GT 740A is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
GeForce GT 740A is build with Kepler 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 320 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GeForce GT 740A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GT 740A is 950 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	6−7
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	16−18
medium / 1080p	0−1	8−9
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	−	12−14
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	60−65	130−140
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	50−55
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 242% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GT 740A in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p	45−50	80−85
medium / 768p	10−11	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Dota 2 is 141% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	8−9
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	3−4
low / 720p	0−1	18−20
medium / 1080p	−	8−9
high / 1080p	−	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	10−11
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Fortnite is 181% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	1−2
low / 720p	0−1	24−27
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	50−55
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Grand Theft Auto V is 173% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	4−5
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	6−7
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	85−90
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	90−95
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Minecraft is 73% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	30−35
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 300% more, than GeForce GT 740A.
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	12−14
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	24−27
medium / 768p	−	16−18
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	6−7
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	18−20
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in World of Tanks is 128% more, than GeForce GT 740A.

Full Specs

	GeForce GT 740A	Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture	Kepler 2.0	RV6xx
Code name	GK208	M88-XT CF
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	26 August 2013	1 September 2008
Pipelines	384	640
Core clock speed	980 MHz	660 MHz
Transistor count	915 million	666 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Texture fill rate	31.36	10.56
Floating-point performance	752.6 gflops	2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	850 MHz
Memory bandwidth	14.4 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	3.5
Laptop size		large
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GeForce GT 740A vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

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