Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire vs Quadro FX 3800
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 5870 Crossfire stacks up against Quadro FX 3800, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 3800
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire 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 5870 Crossfire here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire | Quadro FX 3800 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 108 Watt |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
Memory type | DDR3, GDDR3, GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2x1 GB | 1 GB |
Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | |
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- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 11% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 3800.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than Quadro FX 3800.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 3800 - in Desktops.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Quadro FX 3800 - with Tesla 2.0.
- Core clock speed of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is 100 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 3800.
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 3800 - by 55 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 3800 is 600 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire.
Game benchmarks
high / 1080p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 10−11 |
medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 1−2 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 2−3 |
QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 6−7 | − |
low / 720p | 50−55 | 9−10 |
medium / 1080p | 27−30 | 2−3 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
high / 1080p | − | 45−50 |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 3800 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire. | ||
low / 768p | 210−220 | 100−110 |
medium / 768p | 180−190 | 75−80 |
ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | 30−35 |
QHD / 1440p | 50−55 | − |
4K / 2160p | 30−35 | 9−10 |
high / 768p | 140−150 | 50−55 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 147% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 70−75 |
ultra / 1080p | 40−45 | 12−14 |
medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Cyberpunk 2077 is 11% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 110−120 | 65−70 |
medium / 768p | 95−100 | 40−45 |
ultra / 1080p | 65−70 | 14−16 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Dota 2 is 126% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 18−20 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | − |
4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 40−45 | 7−8 |
medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 2−3 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 800% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 24−27 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 16−18 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 100−110 | 40−45 |
medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 4−5 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Fortnite is 252% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 27−30 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 9−10 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 9−10 | − |
low / 720p | 55−60 | 12−14 |
medium / 1080p | 30−33 | 4−5 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 550% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 85−90 | 35−40 |
medium / 768p | 75−80 | − |
high / 1080p | 30−35 | 1−2 |
ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
medium / 720p | − | 30−35 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 215% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 10−11 | 0−1 |
ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
4K / 2160p | 3−4 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 30−35 | 1−2 |
medium / 1080p | 12−14 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 3100% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 110−120 | 85−90 |
high / 1080p | − | 50−55 |
medium / 1080p | 100−110 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Minecraft is 32% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 21−24 | 14−16 |
ultra / 1080p | 18−20 | 12−14 |
low / 720p | 55−60 | 21−24 |
medium / 1080p | 24−27 | 14−16 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 93% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | − |
QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
low / 720p | 30−33 | 2−3 |
medium / 1080p | 16−18 | − |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1450% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 55−60 | 4−5 |
medium / 768p | 35−40 | − |
high / 1080p | 20−22 | 2−3 |
ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | − |
4K / 2160p | 8−9 | 0−1 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1200% more, than Quadro FX 3800. | ||
low / 768p | 100−110 | 65−70 |
medium / 768p | 60−65 | 30−35 |
ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 10−12 |
high / 768p | 55−60 | 27−30 |
The average gaming FPS of Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire in World of Tanks is 91% more, than Quadro FX 3800. |
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Crossfire | Quadro FX 3800 | |
Architecture | Terascale 2 | Tesla 2.0 |
Code name | Broadway-XT | GT200B |
Type | Laptop | Workstation |
Release date | 7 January 2010 | 30 March 2009 |
Pipelines | 1600 | 192 |
Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 600 MHz |
Transistor count | 1,400 million | |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 55 nm |
Texture fill rate | 38.40 | |
Floating-point performance | 462.3 gflops | |
Length | 198 mm | |
Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1600 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | |
Shared memory | - | |
DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 | 11.1 (10_0) |
Shader Model | 4.0 | |
OpenGL | 3.3 | |
OpenCL | 1.1 | |
Vulkan | N/A | |
CUDA | 1.3 | |
Laptop size | large | |
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