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AMD logo Radeon HD 3870 X2
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General information Radeon HD 3870 X2 Radeon HD 2900 XT
Launched Q4 2011 Q2 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 1.0 x16
Memory 512 MB 50 % 1024 MB 0 %
DirectX DirectX 10.1 DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 3.3 OpenGL 3.3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 W 23.3 % 215 W 0 %
Performance Radeon HD 3870 X2 Radeon HD 2900 XT
Overall Score 13536 0 % 13060 3.5 %
Future Proof 16 % 20 % 20 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1832 0 % 1706 6.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 224.7 43.3 % 396.2 0 %
Average DirectX performance 5.5 FPS 0 % 4.9 FPS 10.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 19.9 FPS 0 % 7.1 FPS 64.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 2 FPS 49.6 % 4 FPS 0 %
DirectX 11 performance 0 FPS 100 % 6.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 0 FPS 100 % 2.5 FPS 0 %
Graphic card computing 0 operations/s 100 % 412.1 operations/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Radeon HD 3870 X2, Radeon HD 2900 XT.

Average frames per second Radeon HD 3870 X2 Radeon HD 2900 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 19.8 FPS 18.8 FPS
High settings 35.6 FPS 33.8 FPS
Medium settings 42.7 FPS 40.5 FPS
Low settings 59.8 FPS 56.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for Radeon HD 3870 X2, Radeon HD 2900 XT.

Grand Theft Auto V Radeon HD 3870 X2 Radeon HD 2900 XT
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 20.9 FPS 20.1 FPS
High settings 37.7 FPS 36.1 FPS
Medium settings 45.2 FPS 43.4 FPS
Low settings 63.3 FPS 60.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4 %
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