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GTX 560M vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 20 games

Median gap+42%Radeon HD 6970M faster

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

Radeon HD 6970M ahead20/20games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/20games

We have 20 published results where the GTX 560M and the Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M is a median 42% faster than the GTX 560M. The Radeon HD 6970M 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 6970M (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	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	21.3 FPS	30.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	21 FPS	35 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	72 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +38%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	63 FPS	68 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +8%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	43 FPS	54 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +26%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	44.5 FPS	63.8 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +43%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	19 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +12%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	27 FPS	45.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	20 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	57 FPS	78 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +37%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	15 FPS	25 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +67%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	30.2 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +51%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Star Wars: The Old Republic	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	43.5 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +36%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	49 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +16%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	33.2 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +44%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	45 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +41%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +9%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	20.1 FPS	29.7 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +48%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	33 FPS	45 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +36%	Notebookcheck: GTX 560M · Radeon HD 6970M

20 results in 20 games; FPS as published (12 to 78 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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