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    Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Quadro M500M

    In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M500M 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 M500M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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    Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M500M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M500M 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 Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 or Quadro M500M here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Laptops
    Quadro M500M Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Quadro M500M
    Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 30 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-A (3.0)
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 266% more power consumption, than Quadro M500M.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M500M uses MXM-A (3.0) interface.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than Quadro M500M.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro M500M - in Mobile workstations.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Quadro M500M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M500M is 369 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro M500M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Quadro M500M is 3154 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 12−14
    medium / 1080p 8−9 3−4
    The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 50% more, than Quadro M500M.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Quadro M500M
    Architecture RV6xx Maxwell
    Code name M88-XT CF GM108
    Type Laptop Mobile workstation
    Release date 1 September 2008 15 December 2015
    Pipelines 640 384
    Core clock speed 660 MHz 1029 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 666 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 10.56 17.98
    Floating-point performance 2x 422.4 gflops 863.2 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 850 MHz 4004 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 54.4 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12
    Shader Model 4.1 5.0
    OpenGL 3.3 4.5
    OpenCL N/A 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.0
    Laptop size large large
    Optimus +
    nView Display Management +
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