Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 vs Radeon Pro W5500M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 and Radeon Pro W5500M. 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 Radeon Pro W5500M. 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 Radeon Pro W5500M
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 29% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro W5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro W5500M.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is used in Laptops, and Radeon Pro W5500M - in Desktops.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is build with RV6xx architecture, and Radeon Pro W5500M - with RDNA 1.0.
  • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro W5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro W5500M is 11150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 14−16
ultra / 1080p 4−5 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 16−18 30−33
medium / 1080p 8−9 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro W5500M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Full Specs

  Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Radeon Pro W5500M
Architecture RV6xx RDNA 1.0
Code name M88-XT CF Navi 14
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 September 2008 10 February 2020
Pipelines 640 1408
Core clock speed 660 MHz
Boost Clock 1450 MHz
Transistor count 666 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 10.56 127.6
Floating-point performance 2x 422.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 850 MHz 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 54.4 GB/s 192.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.1 6.5
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL N/A 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
Laptop size large
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