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GT 550M vs Radeon HD 6870: measured FPS in 11 games

Median gap+265%Radeon HD 6870 faster

GT 550M ahead0/11games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6870 ahead11/11games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/11games

We have 11 published results where the GT 550M and the Radeon HD 6870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 11 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6870 is a median 265% faster than the GT 550M. The Radeon HD 6870 is ahead by more than 3% in 11 of the 11 games and the GT 550M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GT 550M (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6870 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

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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	Radeon HD 6870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	26 FPS	95 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +265%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	28 FPS	87 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +211%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	75 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +200%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	105.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +262%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	36.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +358%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	69 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +331%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	42 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +320%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	12.7 FPS	53 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +317%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
Risen	1080p Ultra	18.3 FPS	58 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +217%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	59 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +269%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.1 FPS	73.3 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +136%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6870

11 results in 11 games; FPS as published (8 to 105.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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