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GTX 580M vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 22 games

Median gap+9%GTX 580M faster

GTX 580M ahead17/22games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead1/22games, by more than 3%

Within 3%4/22games

We have 22 published results where the GTX 580M and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 22 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the GTX 580M is a median 9% faster than the Radeon HD 6970M. The GTX 580M is ahead by more than 3% in 17 of the 22 games and the Radeon HD 6970M in 1; 4 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce GTX 580M (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 580M	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	32.9 FPS	30.6 FPS	GTX 580M +8%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	34 FPS	35 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +3%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	77.8 FPS	72 FPS	GTX 580M +8%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	83 FPS	68 FPS	GTX 580M +22%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	62 FPS	54 FPS	GTX 580M +15%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	64.7 FPS	63.8 FPS	GTX 580M +1%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	24 FPS	19 FPS	GTX 580M +26%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	46 FPS	45.1 FPS	GTX 580M +2%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	17 FPS	20 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +18%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	90 FPS	78 FPS	GTX 580M +15%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	24.3 FPS	25 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +3%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	54 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 580M +10%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	30.2 FPS	GTX 580M +16%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	72.8 FPS	59 FPS	GTX 580M +23%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	89 FPS	86 FPS	GTX 580M +3%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Star Wars: The Old Republic	1080p Ultra	49.4 FPS	43.5 FPS	GTX 580M +14%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	81 FPS	57 FPS	GTX 580M +42%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	44 FPS	33.2 FPS	GTX 580M +33%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 580M +16%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	53.3 FPS	49 FPS	GTX 580M +9%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	31.6 FPS	29.7 FPS	GTX 580M +6%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	47 FPS	45 FPS	GTX 580M +4%	Notebookcheck: GTX 580M · Radeon HD 6970M

22 results in 22 games; FPS as published (17 to 90 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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