Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Tesla M6

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Tesla M6. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Tesla M6. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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 Tesla M6
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 10% more power consumption, than Tesla M6.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M6 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 504 GB more memory, than Tesla M6.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M6 - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Tesla M6 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 270 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Tesla M6 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M6 is 4162 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 24−27
QHD / 1440p 0−1 20−22
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 16−18 65−70
medium / 1080p 8−9 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 388% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Tesla M6
Architecture RV6xx Maxwell 2.0
Code name M88-XT CF GM204
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 September 2008 30 August 2015
Pipelines 640 1536
Core clock speed 660 MHz 930 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz
Transistor count 666 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 10.56 113.3
Floating-point performance 2x 422.4 gflops 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 850 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.4 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.4
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL N/A 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 5.2
Laptop size large
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