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GT 555M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 9 games

Median gap+52%Mobility Radeon HD 5870 faster

GT 555M ahead0/9games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead9/9games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/9games

We have 9 published results where the GT 555M and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 9 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a median 52% faster than the GT 555M. The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is ahead by more than 3% in 9 of the 9 games and the GT 555M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GT 555M (integrated / legacy) and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (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 555M	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	50 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +56%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	41.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +52%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	7 FPS	10.9 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +56%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	33.4 FPS	56.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +68%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	21 FPS	32 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +52%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	52 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +58%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	42 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +31%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	22 FPS	31.6 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +44%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	26 FPS	31 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +19%	Notebookcheck: GT 555M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

9 results in 9 games; FPS as published (7 to 56.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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