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AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 is a graphics card released on January 28, 2008. It has 512 MB of video memory, a boost clock of 825 MHz and a 165 W board power rating. It scores 587 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.

R680

4/10 key specs recorded · 20 facts

Depth: 26 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: 4 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

512 MB

Boost clock

n/a

825 MHz base

Board power

165 W

Performance

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 scores 587 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 40.7% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,773), measured across 124 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 117.

PassMark G3D Mark

587

Rank #1,773
Faster than 40.7% of 2,658 GPUs
124 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 21 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 38% 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 Radeon HD 3870 X2 averages DirectX 9 21 fps and DirectX 10 2 fps, across 124 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 512 MB

Core clock 825,825 MHz

Memory clock 900,1125 MHz

DirectX 10.1

OpenGL 3.3

Max TDP 165 W

First benchmarked 2011-11-22

Samples 124

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 512 MB of memory, a core clock of 825,825 MHz, DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2011-11-22. 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 Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses the R680 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 825 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 runs at a base clock of 825 MHz.

Memory

Size 512 MB

Type Not recorded

Bus width Not recorded

Bandwidth Not recorded

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 is equipped with 512 MB of memory.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 has a board power rating of 165 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 165 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 2.0 x16

Market

Launched January 28, 2008

Launch price $449

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon HD 3000 Series

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 was released on January 28, 2008 and launched at a price of $449.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 587

PassMark G2D 117

Rank #1,773

Samples 124

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3.

DirectX 10.1

OpenGL 3.3

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