GeForce GTX 260M SLI vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 260M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI stacks up against Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 260M SLI or Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 260M SLI has 36% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI is build with G9x architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is 110 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260M SLI.
GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 260M SLI is 100 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
8−9
6−7
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
20−22
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 260M SLI and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
150−160
130−140
medium / 768p
130−140
110−120
ultra / 1080p
65−70
50−55
QHD / 1440p
35−40
27−30
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
95−100
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 17% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
85−90
80−85
medium / 768p
65−70
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Dota 2 is 14% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−11
8−9
ultra / 1080p
9−10
7−8
4K / 2160p
4−5
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
18−20
medium / 1080p
10−12
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
14−16
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−11
low / 720p
70−75
60−65
medium / 1080p
30−33
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Fortnite is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
10−12
QHD / 1440p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
30−35
24−27
medium / 1080p
16−18
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Forza Horizon 4 is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
60−65
50−55
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Grand Theft Auto V is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
6−7
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
95−100
95−100
high / 1080p
95−100
85−90
ultra / 1080p
85−90
80−85
medium / 1080p
95−100
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Minecraft is 5% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
30−35
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
−
ultra / 1080p
8−9
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
30−35
24−27
medium / 768p
21−24
16−18
high / 1080p
10−12
9−10
ultra / 1080p
7−8
6−7
4K / 2160p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 23% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
90−95
85−90
medium / 768p
50−55
45−50
ultra / 1080p
24−27
18−20
high / 768p
40−45
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 260M SLI in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 260M SLI
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
G9x
RV6xx
Code name
NB9E-GTX
M88-XT CF
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
1 September 2008
Pipelines
224
640
Core clock speed
550 MHz
660 MHz
Transistor count
1508 Million
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
10.56
Floating-point performance
2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
950 MHz
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
+
Laptop size
large
large
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