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GTX 485M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 10 games

Median gap+63%GTX 485M faster

GTX 485M ahead10/10games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead0/10games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/10games

We have 10 published results where the GTX 485M and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 10 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 485M is a median 63% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5870. The GTX 485M is ahead by more than 3% in 10 of the 10 games and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 485M (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 485M	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	76.3 FPS	50 FPS	GTX 485M +53%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	59 FPS	41.1 FPS	GTX 485M +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	16.1 FPS	10.9 FPS	GTX 485M +48%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	22.6 FPS	17.1 FPS	GTX 485M +32%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	32 FPS	GTX 485M +63%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	68.3 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 485M +63%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	88.5 FPS	52 FPS	GTX 485M +70%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	70.7 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 485M +68%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	52.7 FPS	31.6 FPS	GTX 485M +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	70 FPS	31 FPS	GTX 485M +126%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

10 results in 10 games; FPS as published (10.9 to 88.5 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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