Mobility Radeon HD 4870 vs Quadro FX 3800
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro FX 3800, 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 4870 stacks up against Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 3800
Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 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 4870 here:
Main Specs
| Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | Quadro FX 3800 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 108 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort |
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- Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro FX 3800 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 3800 - in Desktops.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4870 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
- Core clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 50 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
- Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and Quadro FX 3800 are manufactured by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 712 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 16−18 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | 8−9 | 1−2 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 9−10 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 2−3 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Battlefield 5 is 300% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
| low / 768p | 140−150 | 100−110 |
| medium / 768p | 110−120 | 75−80 |
| ultra / 1080p | 55−60 | 30−35 |
| QHD / 1440p | 30−33 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 27−30 | 9−10 |
| high / 768p | 80−85 | 50−55 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 54% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4870. | ||
| low / 768p | 80−85 | 65−70 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 40−45 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Dota 2 is 46% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 8−9 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 7−8 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 2−3 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Far Cry 5 is 300% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 40−45 |
| medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Fortnite is 91% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 4−5 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 200% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 35−40 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | − |
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | − | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 68% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 1−2 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Metro Exodus is 1200% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 90−95 | 50−55 |
| ultra / 1080p | 80−85 | − |
| medium / 1080p | 90−95 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Minecraft is 35% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 7−8 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 12−14 | 2−3 |
| medium / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 550% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 24−27 | 4−5 |
| medium / 768p | 16−18 | − |
| high / 1080p | 9−10 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | − |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 466% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 65−70 |
| medium / 768p | 45−50 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 10−12 |
| high / 768p | 35−40 | 27−30 |
| The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 in World of Tanks is 41% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
Full Specs
| Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | Quadro FX 3800 | |
| Architecture | Terascale 1 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Code name | M98-XT | GT200B |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 9 January 2009 | 30 March 2009 |
| Pipelines | 800 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Transistor count | 956 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 22.00 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point performance | 880.0 gflops | 462.3 gflops |
| Length | 198 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 888 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 56.83 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.3 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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