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Mobility Radeon HD 5850 vs Radeon HD 6870: measured FPS in 10 games

Median gap+209%Radeon HD 6870 faster

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

Radeon HD 6870 ahead10/10games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/10games

We have 10 published results where the Mobility Radeon HD 5850 and the Radeon HD 6870 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 Radeon HD 6870 is a median 209% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5850. The Radeon HD 6870 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	Radeon HD 6870	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	35 FPS	95 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +171%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Call of Duty: Black Ops	1080p Ultra	37 FPS	87 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +135%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	30 FPS	75 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +150%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	5.5 FPS	23 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +318%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	31.1 FPS	105.1 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +238%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Crysis	1080p Ultra	12 FPS	36.6 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +205%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	22 FPS	69 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +214%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	40 FPS	129 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +223%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Risen	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	58 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +152%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	23 FPS	77.3 FPS	Radeon HD 6870 +236%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5850 · Radeon HD 6870

10 results in 10 games; FPS as published (5.5 to 129 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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