Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Quadro K5200

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro K5200. 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 Quadro K5200. 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 Quadro K5200
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K5200 has 36% more power consumption, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K5200 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 504 GB more memory, than Quadro K5200.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro K5200 - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Quadro K5200 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 7 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro K5200 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro K5200 is 5158 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 35−40
ultra / 1080p 4−5 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 16−18 60−65
medium / 1080p 8−9 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K5200 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 355% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Quadro K5200
Architecture RV6xx Kepler
Code name M88-XT CF GK110B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 September 2008 22 July 2014
Pipelines 640 2304
Core clock speed 660 MHz 667 MHz
Boost Clock 771 MHz
Transistor count 666 million 7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 10.56 148.0
Floating-point performance 2x 422.4 gflops 3,553 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 850 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.4 GB/s 192.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL N/A 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA 3.5
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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