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Intel HD 4000 vs Radeon HD 6870: measured FPS in 17 games

Median gap+460%Radeon HD 6870 faster

Intel HD 4000 ahead0/17games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6870 ahead17/17games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/17games

We have 17 published results where the Intel HD 4000 and the Radeon HD 6870 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 Radeon HD 6870 is a median 460% faster than the Intel HD 4000. The Radeon HD 6870 is ahead by more than 3% in 17 of the 17 games and the Intel HD 4000 in 0.

Card pages: Intel HD 4000 (integrated / legacy) and Radeon HD 6870 (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 4000	Radeon HD 6870	Gap	Source
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	1080p Ultra	6 FPS	43 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +617%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Batman: Arkham City	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +613%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	16 FPS	87 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +444%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	15 FPS	75 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +400%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3	1080p Ultra	13 FPS	90 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +592%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield 3	1080p Ultra	5 FPS	28 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +460%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Deus Ex: Human Revolution	1080p Ultra	13 FPS	64 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +392%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	4 FPS	23 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +475%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	16.4 FPS	105.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +541%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis 2	1080p Ultra	7 FPS	42 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +500%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Just Cause 2	1080p Ultra	11.2 FPS	40.4 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +261%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Dirt 3	1080p Ultra	13 FPS	53 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +308%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Risen	1080p Ultra	9 FPS	58 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +544%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Anno 2070	1080p Ultra	8 FPS	44 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +450%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
TrackMania Nations Forever	1080p Ultra	20 FPS	73.3 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +267%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising	1080p Ultra	8.2 FPS	76.4 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +832%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870
F1 2011	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +375%	Notebookcheck: Intel HD 4000 · Radeon HD 6870

17 results in 17 games; FPS as published (4 to 105.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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