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GTX 460M vs Radeon HD 6870: measured FPS in 15 games

Median gap+119%Radeon HD 6870 faster

GTX 460M ahead0/15games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6870 ahead15/15games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/15games

We have 15 published results where the GTX 460M and the Radeon HD 6870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 15 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6870 is a median 119% faster than the GTX 460M. The Radeon HD 6870 is ahead by more than 3% in 15 of the 15 games and the GTX 460M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 460M (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6870 (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	Radeon HD 6870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	95 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +111%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	54 FPS	87 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +61%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	75 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +114%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	10 FPS	23 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +130%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	48 FPS	105.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +119%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	14 FPS	36.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +161%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	69 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +130%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	18 FPS	42 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +133%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	90.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +116%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	50 FPS	129 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +158%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Risen	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	58 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +115%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	77.3 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	59 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +119%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	31.7 FPS	73.3 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +131%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	37.2 FPS	55 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +48%	Notebookcheck: GTX 460M · Radeon HD 6870

15 results in 15 games; FPS as published (10 to 129 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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