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GTX 560M vs GTX 580M: measured FPS in 22 games

Median gap+56%GTX 580M faster

GTX 560M ahead0/22games, by more than 3%

GTX 580M ahead22/22games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/22games

We have 22 published results where the GTX 560M and the GTX 580M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 22 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580M is a median 56% faster than the GTX 560M. The GTX 580M is ahead by more than 3% in 22 of the 22 games and the GTX 560M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 560M (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 560M	GTX 580M	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	21.3 FPS	32.9 FPS	GTX 580M +54%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	21 FPS	34 FPS	GTX 580M +62%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	77.8 FPS	GTX 580M +50%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	83 FPS	GTX 580M +32%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	62 FPS	GTX 580M +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	44.5 FPS	64.7 FPS	GTX 580M +45%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	24 FPS	GTX 580M +41%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	46 FPS	GTX 580M +70%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	17 FPS	GTX 580M +42%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	57 FPS	90 FPS	GTX 580M +58%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	15 FPS	24.3 FPS	GTX 580M +62%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 580M +59%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	35 FPS	GTX 580M +75%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Star Wars: The Old Republic	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	49.4 FPS	GTX 580M +54%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	49 FPS	81 FPS	GTX 580M +65%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	44 FPS	GTX 580M +91%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Risen	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	52 FPS	GTX 580M +63%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	53.3 FPS	GTX 580M +18%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	20.1 FPS	31.6 FPS	GTX 580M +57%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	53 FPS	GTX 580M +66%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	43.3 FPS	53.4 FPS	GTX 580M +23%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	47 FPS	GTX 580M +42%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · GTX 580M

22 results in 22 games; FPS as published (12 to 90 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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