AMD Radeon Vega 10 vs ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Vega 10 and ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, API support, Memory, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon Vega 10

ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Vega 10

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 2x 512 MB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1558 vs 709
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 363 vs 224

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 October 2017 vs 26 January 2008
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 2x 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1558 vs 709
PassMark - G2D Mark	363 vs 224

Reasons to consider the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 1802 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3336 vs 3235
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3336 vs 3235

Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed	1802 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3336 vs 3235
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3336 vs 3235

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Vega 10
GPU 2: ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1558

709

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

363

224

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3235

3336

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3235

3336

Name	AMD Radeon Vega 10	ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
PassMark - G3D Mark	1558	709
PassMark - G2D Mark	363	224
Geekbench - OpenCL	9495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	357.982
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	37.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	155.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3082
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3402
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3235	3336
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3082
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3402
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3235	3336
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	797

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon Vega 10	ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
Essentials
Architecture	Vega	TeraScale
Code name	Vega Raven Ridge	R680
Launch date	26 October 2017	26 January 2008
Place in performance rating	949	946
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$449
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1400 MHz
Core clock speed		825 MHz
Floating-point performance		2x 528.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology		55 nm
Pipelines		2x 320
Texture fill rate		2x 13.2 GTexel / s billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		165 Watt
Transistor count		666 million
API support
DirectX	12.1	10.1
OpenGL		3.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2x 512 MB
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1802 MHz
Memory bandwidth		2x 57.7 GB / s
Memory bus width		2x 256 Bit
Memory type		GDDR3
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface		PCIe 2.0 x16
Length		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin