GPU comparison · measured results only

GTX 580 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 11 games

Median gap+212%GTX 580 faster

GTX 580 ahead11/11games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead0/11games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/11games

We have 11 published results where the GTX 580 and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 11 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580 is a median 212% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5870. The GTX 580 is ahead by more than 3% in 11 of the 11 games and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 580 (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

Published · with sources

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 580	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	121 FPS	50 FPS	GTX 580 +142%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	102 FPS	41.1 FPS	GTX 580 +148%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	10.9 FPS	GTX 580 +212%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	140.2 FPS	56.1 FPS	GTX 580 +150%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	54.1 FPS	17.1 FPS	GTX 580 +216%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	106 FPS	32 FPS	GTX 580 +231%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	124.5 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 580 +196%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	162 FPS	52 FPS	GTX 580 +212%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	150 FPS	42 FPS	GTX 580 +257%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	83 FPS	31.6 FPS	GTX 580 +163%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	101.2 FPS	31 FPS	GTX 580 +226%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

11 results in 11 games; FPS as published (10.9 to 162 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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