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Mobility Radeon HD 3870

Graphics processor

Video memory
512 MB*
Memory bus
256 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
54.40 GB/s*

Benchmark results

  • G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark548* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark288*Platform unreported Compare results
  • PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark548*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark287*Platform unreported Compare results
  • Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark547*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture
Reported value 1: RV670*
Reported value 2: TeraScale*
Process node
55 nm*
GPU base clock
660 MHz*
Reported graphics memory frequency
850 MHz*
Video memory
512 MB*

Memory & storage

Video memory
512 MB*
Video memory type
Reported value 1: GDDR3*
Reported value 2: GDDR5*
Reported value 3: GDDR3*
Reported value 4: GDDR3*
Memory bus
256 bit*
Rated memory bandwidth
54.40 GB/s*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 19 fields
Architecture
RV670*
Integrated
No*
L2 Cache
0KB*
Manufacturer
AMD*
Max Power
55 Watts*
Memory
512* MB
Memory Bandwidth
54.4GB/sec*
Memory Bus
256 Bit*
Memory Speed
850* MHz
Memory Type
GDDR3*
Name
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Notebook GPU
Yes*
Open GL
2*
Release Date
04-Jun-2008*
Resolution WxH
2560x1600*
SLI Crossfire
Yes*
Shader
4.1*
Dedicated
Yes*
Direct X
DX 10.1*
Specifications 2 · 24 fields
Product Name
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Product Name
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Product Name
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
GPU Chip
M88*
GPU Chip
M88*
GPU Chip
M88*
Released
Jun 4th, 2008*
Released
Jun 4th, 2008*
Released
Jun 4th, 2008*
Bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Memory
512 MB, GDDR3, 256 bit*
Memory
512 MB, GDDR3, 256 bit*
Memory
512 MB, GDDR3, 256 bit*
GPU clock
660* MHz
GPU clock
660* MHz
GPU clock
660* MHz
Memory clock
850* MHz
Memory clock
850* MHz
Memory clock
850* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs
320 / 16 / 16*
Shaders TMUs ROPs
320 / 16 / 16*
Shaders TMUs ROPs
320 / 16 / 16*
Specifications 3 · 3 fields
G3D Mark
548* points
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
G3D Mark*
native_context
GPU model
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Snapshot date
2026-10-05*
Model
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Hardware class
Mobile*
Specifications 4 · 47 fields
Brand
ATI*
Top BUS WIDTH
256* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name
M88*
Graphics Processor Architecture
TeraScale*
Graphics Processor Process Size
55* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors
666 million*
Graphics Processor Die Size
192* mm²
Name
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Clock Speeds GPU Clock
660* MHz
Clock Speeds Memory Clock
850 MHz 1700 Mbps effective*
Memory Memory Size
512* MB
Memory Memory Type
GDDR3*
Memory Memory Bus
256* bit
Memory Bandwidth
54.4* GB/s
Render Config TMUs
16*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR
M88*
Render Config ROPs
16*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate
10.56 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate
10.56 GTexel/s
Board Design TDP
55* W
Board Design Outputs
Portable Device Dependent*
Graphics Features DirectX
10.1 (10_1)*
Graphics Features OpenGL
3.3*
source file
ati2008.json*
Graphics Processor Foundry
TSMC*
Recommended Resolutions
Good:640x480 | Low FPS:1280x720 | Unplayable:1366x768*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant
M88-LE (216-0709005)*
Graphics Processor Density
3.5M / mm²*
Mobile Graphics Release Date
Jun 4th, 2008*
Top TMUS
16*
Mobile Graphics Generation
M8x (Mobility HD 3800)*
Mobile Graphics Production
End-of-life*
Mobile Graphics Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16*
Mobile Graphics Reviews
2 in our database*
Graphics Processor Chip Package
FCBGA-1281*
Top ROPS
16*
Mobile Graphics Successor
M9x*
Mobile Graphics Predecessor
M7x*
Graphics Features Shader Model
4.1*
Top CORES
320*
Render Config Shading Units
320*
Render Config Compute Units
4*
Render Config L2 Cache
256* KB
Top MEMORY SIZE
512* MB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float)
422.4* GFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double)
84.48 GFLOPS (1:5)
Top MEMORY TYPE
GDDR3*
Specifications 5 · 5 fields
name
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
3dmark
547*
2dmark
287*
test
Dec 2009*
category
Mobile*
Specifications 6 · 5 fields
gpuName
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
G3Dmark
548*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
G2Dmark
288*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
testDate
2,009*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
category
Mobile*
Scope and conditions
benchmark_context
suite
PassMark*
test_configuration_verified
No*
comparable
No*
Specifications 7 · 27 fields
manufacturer
ATI*
manufacturer
ATI*
rop
16*
rop
16*
igp
No*
igp
No*
bus
MXM-B (3.0)*
bus
PCIe 2.0 x16*
memType
GDDR5*
memType
GDDR3*
gpuChip
M88*
gpuChip
Broadway*
productName
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
productName
Mobility Radeon HD 3870*
releaseYear
2,008*
releaseYear
2,008*
memSize
0.512*
memSize
0.512*
memBusWidth
256*
gpuClock
800*
gpuClock
660*
memClock
850*
memClock
1,100*
unifiedShader
320*
unifiedShader
800*
tmu
40*
tmu
16*

* Provisional data