GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 6870: measured FPS in 27 games

Median gap+2%GTX 470 faster

GTX 470 ahead12/27games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6870 ahead10/27games, by more than 3%

Within 3%5/27games

We have 27 published results where the GTX 470 and the Radeon HD 6870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 27 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 470 is a median 2% faster than the Radeon HD 6870. The GTX 470 is ahead by more than 3% in 12 of the 27 games and the Radeon HD 6870 in 10; 5 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 470 (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6870 (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	Radeon HD 6870	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	44 FPS	43 FPS	GTX 470 +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	51 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +12%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	1080p Ultra	13 FPS	14 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +8%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	76 FPS	87 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +14%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	87 FPS	75 FPS	GTX 470 +16%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Sid Meier's Civilization V	1080p Ultra	48.9 FPS	41.5 FPS	GTX 470 +18%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	80 FPS	90 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +13%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	28 FPS	GTX 470 +7%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	62 FPS	64 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +3%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	23 FPS	even	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	103 FPS	105.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	33.8 FPS	36.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +8%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	73 FPS	69 FPS	GTX 470 +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	44 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 470 +5%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	98.7 FPS	90.6 FPS	GTX 470 +9%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Just Cause 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	40.4 FPS	GTX 470 +11%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat	1080p Ultra	53 FPS	39 FPS	GTX 470 +36%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	49.9 FPS	53 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Total War: Shogun 2	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	41 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +21%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Risen	1080p Ultra	59 FPS	58 FPS	GTX 470 +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	85 FPS	77.3 FPS	GTX 470 +10%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	44 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +5%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Arma 2	1080p Ultra	39 FPS	38 FPS	GTX 470 +3%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	68 FPS	59 FPS	GTX 470 +15%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	90.2 FPS	73.3 FPS	GTX 470 +23%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising	1080p Ultra	72.8 FPS	76.4 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +5%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	60 FPS	57 FPS	GTX 470 +5%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6870

27 results in 27 games; FPS as published (13 to 105.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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