Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Quadro M520
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M520, 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 3870 X2 stacks up against Quadro M520, check out specs charts below.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M520 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M520 are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Quadro M520 here:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Quadro M520
Power consumption (TDP)
110 Watt
25 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 340% more power consumption, than Quadro M520.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 510 GB more memory, than Quadro M520.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Quadro M520 - in Mobile workstations.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Quadro M520 - with Maxwell.
Core clock speed of Quadro M520 is 96 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro M520 - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
6−7
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
21−24
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
24−27
30−35
medium / 1080p
12−14
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Battlefield 5 is 26% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Quadro M520 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
130−140
160−170
medium / 768p
110−120
130−140
ultra / 1080p
50−55
65−70
QHD / 1440p
27−30
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
80−85
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 21% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 4% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
80−85
90−95
medium / 768p
55−60
70−75
ultra / 1080p
30−35
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Dota 2 is 22% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
8−9
10−12
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
4K / 2160p
3−4
4−5
low / 720p
18−20
24−27
medium / 1080p
8−9
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Far Cry 5 is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−11
12−14
low / 720p
60−65
70−75
medium / 1080p
21−24
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Fortnite is 25% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
12−14
16−18
ultra / 1080p
10−12
14−16
QHD / 1440p
1−2
3−4
low / 720p
24−27
35−40
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Forza Horizon 4 is 38% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
50−55
60−65
medium / 768p
45−50
55−60
high / 1080p
12−14
18−20
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Grand Theft Auto V is 24% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
4−5
6−7
ultra / 1080p
3−4
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
12−14
18−20
medium / 1080p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
85−90
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
90−95
medium / 1080p
90−95
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Minecraft is 8% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
30−35
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
24−27
35−40
medium / 768p
16−18
21−24
high / 1080p
9−10
12−14
ultra / 1080p
6−7
8−9
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 30% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
18−20
24−27
high / 768p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M520 in World of Tanks is 12% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
Quadro M520
Architecture
RV6xx
Maxwell
Code name
M88-XT CF
Type
Laptop
Mobile workstation
Release date
1 September 2008
13 January 2017
Pipelines
640
384
Core clock speed
660 MHz
756 MHz
Boost Clock
1019 MHz
Transistor count
666 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
10.56
Floating-point performance
2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
850 MHz
Memory bandwidth
54.4 GB/s
40 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
12
Shader Model
4.1
5.0
OpenGL
3.3
4.5
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Optimus
+
nView Display Management
+
3D Stereo
+
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