GeForce GTX 670M vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 670M and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 670M will be the best choice, for others Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTX 670M and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTX 670M 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 670M or Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 670M Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 110 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 46% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 670M.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 509 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 670M.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is build with Fermi architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
  • Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is 62 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 670M.
  • GeForce GTX 670M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 670M is 650 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 6−7
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 16−18
medium / 1080p 10−11 8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 670M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 670M Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Architecture Fermi RV6xx
Code name N13E-GS1-LP M88-XT CF
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 22 March 2012 1 September 2008
Pipelines 336 640
Core clock speed 598 MHz 660 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 666 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 33.5 billion/sec 10.56
Floating-point performance 803.7 gflops 2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width 192bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz 850 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72.0 GB/s 54.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 API 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 5.1 4.1
OpenGL 4.5 3.3
OpenCL 1.1 N/A
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 336
Bus support PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution Up to 2048x1536
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 53 Mh/s
Laptop size large large
Optimus +
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