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GT 550M vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 10 games

Median gap+165%Radeon HD 6970M faster

GT 550M ahead0/10games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead10/10games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/10games

We have 10 published results where the GT 550M and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 10 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6970M is a median 165% faster than the GT 550M. The Radeon HD 6970M is ahead by more than 3% in 10 of the 10 games and the GT 550M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GT 550M (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6970M (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 6970M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	26 FPS	72 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +177%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	28 FPS	68 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +143%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	54 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +116%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	78 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +169%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	25 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +213%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +206%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	30.2 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +202%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	25 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +128%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	12.7 FPS	33.2 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +161%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	18.3 FPS	45 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +146%	Notebookcheck: GT 550M · Radeon HD 6970M

10 results in 10 games; FPS as published (8 to 78 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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