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GTX 485M vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 12 games

Median gap+7%GTX 485M faster

GTX 485M ahead8/12games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead2/12games, by more than 3%

Within 3%2/12games

We have 12 published results where the GTX 485M and the Radeon HD 6970M 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 485M is a median 7% faster than the Radeon HD 6970M. The GTX 485M is ahead by more than 3% in 8 of the 12 games and the Radeon HD 6970M in 2; 2 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 485M (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 485M	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	76.3 FPS	72 FPS	GTX 485M +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	73 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 485M +7%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	59 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 485M +9%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	16.1 FPS	20 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +24%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	22.6 FPS	25 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +11%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 485M +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	30.3 FPS	30.2 FPS	even	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	68.3 FPS	59 FPS	GTX 485M +16%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	88.5 FPS	86 FPS	GTX 485M +3%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	70.7 FPS	57 FPS	GTX 485M +24%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	52.7 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 485M +17%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	70 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 485M +43%	Notebookcheck: GTX 485M · Radeon HD 6970M

12 results in 12 games; FPS as published (16.1 to 88.5 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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