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    Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Quadro 500M

    In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro 500M 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 Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 will be the best choice, for others Quadro 500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
    Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Check Price
    Quadro 500M

    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

      Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Quadro 500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 35 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 214% more power consumption, than Quadro 500M.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 511 GB more memory, than Quadro 500M.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 500M - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Quadro 500M - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro 500M is 40 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro 500M - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro 500M is 950 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 6−7 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 4−5 −
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 16−18 1−2
    medium / 1080p 8−9 0−1
    The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1600% more, than Quadro 500M.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Quadro 500M
    Architecture RV6xx Fermi
    Code name M88-XT CF GF108
    Type Laptop Workstation
    Release date 1 September 2008 22 February 2011
    Pipelines 640 96
    Core clock speed 660 MHz 700 MHz
    Transistor count 666 million 585 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 10.56 11.20
    Floating-point performance 2x 422.4 gflops 268.8 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 850 MHz 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 54.4 GB/s 28.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.1 5.1
    OpenGL 3.3 4.6
    OpenCL N/A 1.1
    Vulkan N/A N/A
    CUDA 2.1
    Laptop size large
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