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GTX 485M vs GTX 580M: measured FPS in 13 games

Median gap+5%GTX 580M faster

GTX 485M ahead2/13games, by more than 3%

GTX 580M ahead8/13games, by more than 3%

Within 3%3/13games

We have 13 published results where the GTX 485M and the GTX 580M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 13 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580M is a median 5% faster than the GTX 485M. The GTX 580M is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 13 games and the GTX 485M in 2; 3 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 485M (integrated / legacy) and GeForce GTX 580M (integrated / legacy), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

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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 485M	GTX 580M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	76.3 FPS	77.8 FPS	GTX 580M +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	73 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580M +14%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	59 FPS	62 FPS	GTX 580M +5%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	16.1 FPS	17 FPS	GTX 580M +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	22.6 FPS	24.3 FPS	GTX 580M +8%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 580M +4%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	30.3 FPS	35 FPS	GTX 580M +16%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	68.3 FPS	72.8 FPS	GTX 580M +7%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	88.5 FPS	89 FPS	GTX 580M +1%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	70.7 FPS	81 FPS	GTX 580M +15%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Risen	1080p Ultra	52.7 FPS	52 FPS	GTX 485M +1%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	70 FPS	53.3 FPS	GTX 485M +31%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	59.9 FPS	53.4 FPS	GTX 485M +12%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · GTX 580M

13 results in 13 games; FPS as published (16.1 to 89 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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