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GTX 470 vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 18 games

Median gap+43%GTX 470 faster

GTX 470 ahead18/18games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead0/18games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/18games

We have 18 published results where the GTX 470 and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 18 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 470 is a median 43% faster than the Radeon HD 6970M. The GTX 470 is ahead by more than 3% in 18 of the 18 games and the Radeon HD 6970M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 470 (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6970M (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 470	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	44 FPS	30.6 FPS	GTX 470 +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	51 FPS	35 FPS	GTX 470 +46%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	76 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 470 +12%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	87 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 470 +61%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	80 FPS	63.8 FPS	GTX 470 +25%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	19 FPS	GTX 470 +58%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	62 FPS	45.1 FPS	GTX 470 +37%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	20 FPS	GTX 470 +15%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	103 FPS	78 FPS	GTX 470 +32%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	33.8 FPS	25 FPS	GTX 470 +35%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	73 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 470 +49%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	44 FPS	30.2 FPS	GTX 470 +46%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	98.7 FPS	59 FPS	GTX 470 +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	49.9 FPS	33.2 FPS	GTX 470 +50%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	59 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 470 +31%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	85 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 470 +73%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	29.7 FPS	GTX 470 +41%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	60 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 470 +33%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470 · Radeon HD 6970M

18 results in 18 games; FPS as published (19 to 103 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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