ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870

The AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 is a higher clocked Mobilty Radeon HD 3850 wich is also manufactured in 55 nm and features DirectX 10.1 support. The chip is compareable to the desktop HD 3850 and optimized for less power consumption.
The performance of the graphics card is similar to the 8800M GTS and should therefore be sufficient for DirectX 9 games in medium to high details (see games list beyond).
The RV670 chip has 64 5-dimensional unified shaders with 16 ROPs, 16 TMUs, and 32 TAUs.
The Avivo HD video engine helps the cpu in decoding HD videos (MPEG-2, H.264, VC-1). The HD 3870 houses the UVD+ (Unified Video Decoder) that is capable of decoding MPEG-2, H.265/AVC, and VC-1 nearly fully. The UVD2 in the HD 4000 generation is capable of full bitstream decoding and two video streams can be decoded at once (which UVD+ can not).
Compared to desktop graphics cards, the HD 3870 is similar to the Radeon HD 3850 (nealry similar clock speeds, same core).
The power consumption of the HD 3800 series lies between 35-55 Watt.
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| Manufacturer | ATI |
| Mobility Radeon HD 3000 Series | |
| Codename | M88-XT |
| Architecture | RV6xx |
| Pipelines | 320 - unified |
| Core Speed * | 660 MHz |
| Shader Speed * | 660 MHz |
| Memory Speed * | 850 MHz |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 Bit |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Shared Memory | no
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| DirectX | DirectX 10.1, Shader 4.1 |
| Current Consumption | 55 Watt |
| Transistors | 666 Million |
| technology | 55 nm |
| Features | Avivo HD, OpenGL 2.0, PowerPlay 7.0, PCI Express 2.0 x16, 512-bit internal ring bus |
| Notebook Size | large |
| Date of Announcement | 01.03.2008 |
| Information | 55nm, Display Port with external transmitter |
| Link to Manufacturer Page | http://ati.amd.com/products/mobilityrade... |
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.
Benchmarks
3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 3458 |
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 3463 |
3DMark 06| |
| ZM-86 | 2048 MB | | | 8000 |
| T7700 | | | | 9200 |
| Standard 1280x1024 |
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 8064 |
| MSI 1651 | P9500@3 | 4096 MB | | | 9207 |
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 12769 |
| ZM-86 | 2048 MB | | | 13000 |
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 28981 |
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 21439 |
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Radeon HD 6870 184%
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 3196 |
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
| Amilo Sa 3650 | ZM-86 | 4096 MB | 648 / 999MHz | 512MB GDDR3 7.14.10.0618 | 3290 |
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Radeon HD 6870 229%

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
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Radeon HD 6870 278%
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007) - Approximation!
12+ fps (GeForce GT 420M)
26+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
64+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
113+ fps (GeForce GT 420M)
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
The Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion (2006)
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
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Radeon HD 6790 171%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 4 (2005): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings ultra. -
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Quake 4 (2005) - Approximation!
62+ fps (GeForce GT 420M)
115+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
116+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
116+ fps (GeForce Go 7800 GTX SLI)
F.E.A.R. (2005)
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
World of Warcraft (2005) - Approximation!
10+ fps (Radeon HD 7480D)
26+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
73+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
176+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
Doom 3 (2004)
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GeForce GTS 450 103%
Radeon HD 6790 105%
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999) - Approximation!
621+ fps (Mobility Radeon HD 4650)
For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List