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GTX 560M vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 9 games

Median gap+5%GTX 560M faster

GTX 560M ahead6/9games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead1/9games, by more than 3%

Within 3%2/9games

We have 9 published results where the GTX 560M and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 9 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 560M is a median 5% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5870. The GTX 560M is ahead by more than 3% in 6 of the 9 games and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in 1; 2 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 560M (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

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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	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	50 FPS	GTX 560M +4%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	41.1 FPS	GTX 560M +5%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	10.9 FPS	GTX 560M +10%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	57 FPS	56.1 FPS	GTX 560M +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	15 FPS	17.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +14%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	32 FPS	GTX 560M +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	49 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 560M +17%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	31.6 FPS	GTX 560M +1%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	31 FPS	GTX 560M +45%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

9 results in 9 games; FPS as published (10.9 to 57 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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