Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Quadro M4000
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M4000, 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 Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 stacks up against Quadro M4000, 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
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Quadro M4000
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
120 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
4x DisplayPort
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Quadro M4000 has 9% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M4000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 504 GB more memory, than Quadro M4000.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro M4000 - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Quadro M4000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
Core clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 113 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro M4000 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Quadro M4000 is 5158 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
6−7
35−40
ultra / 1080p
4−5
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
16−18
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
16−18
60−65
medium / 1080p
8−9
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
55−60
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
12−14
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Battlefield 5 is 353% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
130−140
250−260
medium / 768p
110−120
220−230
ultra / 1080p
50−55
180−190
QHD / 1440p
27−30
110−120
4K / 2160p
27−30
70−75
high / 768p
80−85
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 142% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
80−85
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
110−120
ultra / 1080p
30−35
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Dota 2 is 101% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
8−9
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
40−45
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
3−4
14−16
low / 720p
18−20
80−85
medium / 1080p
8−9
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Far Cry 5 is 422% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
60−65
180−190
medium / 1080p
21−24
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Fortnite is 277% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
45−50
QHD / 1440p
1−2
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Forza Horizon 4 is 384% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
140−150
medium / 768p
45−50
120−130
high / 1080p
12−14
70−75
ultra / 1080p
6−7
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Grand Theft Auto V is 220% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
4−5
24−27
ultra / 1080p
3−4
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
0−1
8−9
low / 720p
12−14
65−70
medium / 1080p
6−7
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Metro Exodus is 500% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
95−100
130−140
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Minecraft is 36% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
100−110
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 109% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
7−8
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 720p
12−14
65−70
medium / 1080p
10−12
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 300% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
24−27
130−140
medium / 768p
16−18
85−90
high / 1080p
9−10
45−50
ultra / 1080p
6−7
24−27
4K / 2160p
6−7
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 376% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
18−20
50−55
high / 768p
35−40
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M4000 in World of Tanks is 42% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Quadro M4000
Architecture
RV6xx
Maxwell 2.0
Code name
M88-XT CF
GM204
Type
Laptop
Workstation
Release date
1 September 2008
29 June 2015
Pipelines
640
1664
Core clock speed
660 MHz
773 MHz
Transistor count
666 million
5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
10.56
80.39
Floating-point performance
2x 422.4 gflops
2,573 gflops
Length
241 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
850 MHz
6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12
Shader Model
4.1
5
OpenGL
3.3
4.5
OpenCL
N/A
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
+
CUDA
5.2
SLI options
+
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299 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
3D Vision Pro
+
Mosaic
+
Width
1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays
4
nView Desktop Management
+
Multi-display synchronization
Quadro Sync
High-Performance Video I/O6
+
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