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GTX 560M vs Radeon HD 6870: measured FPS in 20 games

Median gap+88%Radeon HD 6870 faster

GTX 560M ahead0/20games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6870 ahead20/20games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/20games

We have 20 published results where the GTX 560M and the Radeon HD 6870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 20 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6870 is a median 88% faster than the GTX 560M. The Radeon HD 6870 is ahead by more than 3% in 20 of the 20 games and the GTX 560M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 560M (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6870 (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	Radeon HD 6870	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	21.3 FPS	43 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +102%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	21 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +171%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	95 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +83%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	87 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +38%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	75 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +74%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	44.5 FPS	90 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +102%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	28 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +65%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	64 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +137%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	23 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +92%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	57 FPS	105.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	15 FPS	36.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +144%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	69 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +103%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	42 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +110%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	53 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +130%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Risen	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	58 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +81%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	77.3 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +72%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	20.1 FPS	44 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +119%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
World in Conflict	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	59 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance	1080p Ultra	43.3 FPS	55 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +27%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +73%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6870

20 results in 20 games; FPS as published (12 to 105.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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