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    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 vs Quadro FX 3800

    When choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Quadro FX 3800, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 and Quadro FX 3800.
    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Check Price
    Quadro FX 3800

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4870 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 4870 X2 here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 Laptops

    Main Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 GDDR3, GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 2 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 X2 has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 3800 - in Desktops.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 X2.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 10−11
    medium / 1080p 12−14 1−2
    The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 183% more, than Quadro FX 3800.

    Full Specs

      Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 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 1600 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 2x 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 89.6 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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