GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 470 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 8 games

Median gap+111%GTX 470 faster

GTX 470 ahead8/8games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead0/8games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/8games

We have 8 published results where the GTX 470 and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 8 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 470 is a median 111% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5870. The GTX 470 is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 8 games and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 470 (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

Published · with sources

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 470	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	87 FPS	41.1 FPS	GTX 470 +112%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	10.9 FPS	GTX 470 +111%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	103 FPS	56.1 FPS	GTX 470 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	33.8 FPS	17.1 FPS	GTX 470 +98%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	73 FPS	32 FPS	GTX 470 +128%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	98.7 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 470 +135%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	59 FPS	31.6 FPS	GTX 470 +87%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	85 FPS	31 FPS	GTX 470 +174%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

8 results in 8 games; FPS as published (10.9 to 103 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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