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AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a graphics card released on September 1, 2008. It has 2 MB of GDDR3 memory, a boost clock of 660 MHz and a 110 W board power rating. It scores 478 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.

R680
5/10 key specs recorded · 19 facts

Depth: 27 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 5 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

Shading units
n/a
Memory
2 MB
GDDR3
Boost clock
n/a
660 MHz base
Board power
110 W

Performance

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 scores 478 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 35.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,913), measured across 57 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 187.

PassMark G3D Mark
478
Rank #1,913
Faster than 35.4% of 2,658 GPUs
57 samples
0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 14 fps reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 27.5% of 1,675 GPUs
DirectX 10 2 fps reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 11.9% of 1,602 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 averages DirectX 9 14 fps and DirectX 10 2 fps, across 57 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile
Bus interface PCIe x16 2.0
Max memory 2 MB
Core clock 660 MHz
Memory clock 850 MHz
DirectX 10.1
OpenGL 2
First benchmarked 2009-09-13
Samples 57

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 states the PCIe x16 2.0 interface, up to 2 MB of memory, a core clock of 660 MHz, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2, first benchmarked on 2009-09-13. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Not recorded
Codename R680
Chip Not recorded
Process node Not recorded
Transistors Not recorded
Die size Not recorded

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses the R680 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 660 MHz
Boost clock Not recorded
Game clock Not recorded
Memory clock Not recorded
Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 runs at a base clock of 660 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 MB
Type GDDR3
Bus width Not recorded
Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is equipped with 2 MB of GDDR3 memory.

Board and power

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has a board power rating of 110 W and it connects over PCIe x16 2.0.

Board power (TDP) 110 W
Total board power Not recorded
Suggested PSU Not recorded
Power connectors Not recorded
Slot width Not recorded
Length Not recorded
Width Not recorded
Height Not recorded
Cooler Not recorded
Max temperature Not recorded
Bus interface PCIe x16 2.0

Market

Launched September 1, 2008
Launch price Not recorded
Status Not recorded
Form factor Not recorded
Segment Desktop
Series Radeon HD 3000 Series

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 was released on September 1, 2008.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 478
PassMark G2D 187
Rank #1,913
Samples 57

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.

DirectX 10.1
OpenGL 2 (stated by PassMark)

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Naming and aliases

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

Other names (PassMark) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 have?

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 2 MB of GDDR3 memory.

How much power does the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has a board power rating of 110 W.

How fast is the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2?

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 scores 478 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 35.4% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,913.

What bus interface does the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 use?

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 connects over PCIe x16 2.0.

When was the AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 released?

The AMD Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 was released on September 1, 2008.

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