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GTX 580 vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 17 games

Median gap+104%GTX 580 faster

GTX 580 ahead17/17games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead0/17games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/17games

We have 17 published results where the GTX 580 and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 17 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580 is a median 104% faster than the Radeon HD 6970M. The GTX 580 is ahead by more than 3% in 17 of the 17 games and the Radeon HD 6970M in 0.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 580 (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6970M (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	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	121 FPS	72 FPS	GTX 580 +68%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	77 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 580 +13%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	102 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 580 +89%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	45 FPS	19 FPS	GTX 580 +137%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	92 FPS	45.1 FPS	GTX 580 +104%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	20 FPS	GTX 580 +70%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	140.2 FPS	78 FPS	GTX 580 +80%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	54.1 FPS	25 FPS	GTX 580 +116%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	106 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 580 +116%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	68 FPS	30.2 FPS	GTX 580 +125%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	124.5 FPS	59 FPS	GTX 580 +111%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	162 FPS	86 FPS	GTX 580 +88%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	150 FPS	57 FPS	GTX 580 +163%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	80.2 FPS	33.2 FPS	GTX 580 +142%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	83 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 580 +84%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	101.2 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 580 +107%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	84 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 580 +87%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580 · Radeon HD 6970M

17 results in 17 games; FPS as published (19 to 162 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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