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GTX 460M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 11 games

Median gap+9%Mobility Radeon HD 5870 faster

GTX 460M ahead1/11games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead8/11games, by more than 3%

Within 3%2/11games

We have 11 published results where the GTX 460M and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 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 Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a median 9% faster than the GTX 460M. The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 11 games and the GTX 460M in 1; 2 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 460M (integrated / legacy) and Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

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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	GTX 460M	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	50 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +11%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	41.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +17%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	10.9 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +9%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	48 FPS	56.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +17%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	14 FPS	17.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +22%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	32 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +7%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	42 FPS	even	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	50 FPS	52 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +4%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 460M +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	31.6 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +17%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	31 FPS	GTX 460M +35%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

11 results in 11 games; FPS as published (10 to 56.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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