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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Mobility Radeon HD 5870: measured FPS in 10 games

Median gap+43%Mobility Radeon HD 5870 faster

Mobility Radeon HD 5850 ahead0/10games, by more than 3%

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead10/10games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/10games

We have 10 published results where the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 10 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is a median 43% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5850. The Mobility Radeon HD 5870 is ahead by more than 3% in 10 of the 10 games and the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 in 0.

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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	Mobility Radeon HD 5850	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	50 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +43%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	41.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +37%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	5.5 FPS	10.9 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +98%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	31.1 FPS	56.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +80%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	17.1 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +43%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	22 FPS	32 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +45%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	40 FPS	52 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +30%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	29 FPS	42 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +45%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Risen	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	31.6 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +37%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	31 FPS	Mobility Radeon HD 5870 +35%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Mobility Radeon HD 5870

10 results in 10 games; FPS as published (5.5 to 56.1 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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