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GT 550M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5850: measured FPS in 8 games

Median gap+29%Mobility Radeon HD 5850 faster

GT 550M ahead0/8games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 ahead8/8games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/8games

We have 8 published results where the GT 550M and the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 8 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is a median 29% faster than the GT 550M. The Mobility Radeon HD 5850 is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 8 games and the GT 550M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GT 550M (integrated / legacy) and Mobility Radeon HD 5850 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

Game	Setting	GT 550M	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	26 FPS	35 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +35%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	28 FPS	37 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +32%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	30 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +20%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	31.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +7%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Crysis	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	12 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +50%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	22 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +38%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	29 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +16%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850
Risen	1080p Ultra	18.3 FPS	23 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5850 +26%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Mobility Radeon HD 5850

8 results in 8 games; FPS as published (8 to 37 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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