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Intel HD 3000 vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 12 games

Median gap+712%Radeon HD 6970M faster

Intel HD 3000 ahead0/12games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead12/12games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/12games

We have 12 published results where the Intel HD 3000 and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 12 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6970M is a median 712% faster than the Intel HD 3000. The Radeon HD 6970M is ahead by more than 3% in 12 of the 12 games and the Intel HD 3000 in 0.

Card pages: Intel HD 3000 (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6970M (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	Intel HD 3000	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	6 FPS	68 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +1033%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	9 FPS	54 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +500%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	6.9 FPS	63.8 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +825%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	7 FPS	45.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +544%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	9 FPS	78 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +767%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	3.1 FPS	25 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +706%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	6 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +717%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	4 FPS	30.2 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +655%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	5.6 FPS	86 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +1436%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	13 FPS	33.2 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +155%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	13 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +277%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	3 FPS	29.7 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +890%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 3000 · Radeon HD 6970M

12 results in 12 games; FPS as published (3 to 86 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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