GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 470M vs GTX 580: measured FPS in 12 games

Median gap+138%GTX 580 faster

GTX 470M ahead0/12games, by more than 3%

GTX 580 ahead12/12games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/12games

We have 12 published results where the GTX 470M and the GTX 580 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 12 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580 is a median 138% faster than the GTX 470M. The GTX 580 is ahead by more than 3% in 12 of the 12 games and the GTX 470M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 470M (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 580 (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 470M	GTX 580	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	58 FPS	121 FPS	GTX 580 +109%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	77 FPS	GTX 580 +22%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	48 FPS	102 FPS	GTX 580 +113%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	34 FPS	GTX 580 +183%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	60.6 FPS	140.2 FPS	GTX 580 +131%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Crysis	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	54.1 FPS	GTX 580 +238%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	37 FPS	106 FPS	GTX 580 +186%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	51 FPS	124.5 FPS	GTX 580 +144%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	58 FPS	162 FPS	GTX 580 +179%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	56 FPS	150 FPS	GTX 580 +168%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Risen	1080p Ultra	38 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580 +118%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	54 FPS	101.2 FPS	GTX 580 +87%	Notebookcheck: GTX 470M · GTX 580

12 results in 12 games; FPS as published (12 to 162 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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