GeForce GTX 560 Ti vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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 560 Ti 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
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP)
170 Watt
110 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
512 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
No outputs
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GeForce GTX 560 Ti has 54% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 Ti.
GeForce GTX 560 Ti is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 560 Ti is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 162 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
GeForce GTX 560 Ti is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 560 Ti is 1154 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
9−10
4−5
QHD / 1440p
4−5
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
16−18
medium / 1080p
18−20
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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
8−9
0−1
4K / 2160p
6−7
−
low / 720p
50−55
24−27
medium / 1080p
27−30
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 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
100−110
50−55
QHD / 1440p
50−55
27−30
4K / 2160p
30−35
27−30
high / 768p
140−150
80−85
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 67% 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 GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Cyberpunk 2077 is 19% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
80−85
medium / 768p
95−100
55−60
ultra / 1080p
65−70
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Dota 2 is 63% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
18−20
8−9
ultra / 1080p
16−18
7−8
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
4K / 2160p
6−7
3−4
low / 720p
40−45
18−20
medium / 1080p
20−22
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Far Cry 5 is 133% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
20−22
10−11
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
100−110
60−65
medium / 1080p
55−60
21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Fortnite is 92% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
27−30
12−14
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−12
QHD / 1440p
9−10
1−2
4K / 2160p
9−10
−
low / 720p
55−60
24−27
medium / 1080p
30−33
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Forza Horizon 4 is 123% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
85−90
50−55
medium / 768p
75−80
45−50
high / 1080p
30−35
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
6−7
QHD / 1440p
3−4
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Grand Theft Auto V is 79% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
10−11
4−5
ultra / 1080p
8−9
3−4
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
30−35
12−14
medium / 1080p
12−14
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
110−120
95−100
high / 1080p
−
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
80−85
medium / 1080p
100−110
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Minecraft is 15% 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 GeForce GTX 560 Ti in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
30−33
12−14
medium / 1080p
16−18
10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 90% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
24−27
medium / 768p
35−40
16−18
high / 1080p
20−22
9−10
ultra / 1080p
10−12
6−7
4K / 2160p
8−9
6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 107% 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
55−60
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 560 Ti in World of Tanks is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture
Fermi
RV6xx
Code name
GF114
M88-XT CF
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
25 January 2011
1 September 2008
Pipelines
384
640
Core clock speed
822 MHz
660 MHz
Transistor count
1,950 million
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
52.67
10.56
Floating-point performance
1,263.4 gflops
2x 422.4 gflops
Length
229 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
2004 MHz
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
128.3 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
1.1
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
2.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
87 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Decred / DCR (Decred)
0.39 Gh/s
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