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Mobility Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 11 games

Median gap+44%Radeon HD 6970M faster

Mobility Radeon HD 5870 ahead0/11games, by more than 3%

Radeon HD 6970M ahead11/11games, by more than 3%

Within 3%0/11games

We have 11 published results where the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 11 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6970M is a median 44% faster than the Mobility Radeon HD 5870. The Radeon HD 6970M is ahead by more than 3% in 11 of the 11 games and the Mobility Radeon HD 5870 in 0.

Card pages: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (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	Mobility Radeon HD 5870	Radeon HD 6970M	Gap	Source
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2	1080p Ultra	50 FPS	72 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +44%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II	1080p Ultra	41.1 FPS	54 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +31%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 2033	1080p Ultra	10.9 FPS	20 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +83%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 5	1080p Ultra	56.1 FPS	78 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +39%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis	1080p Ultra	17.1 FPS	25 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +46%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	1080p Ultra	32 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +53%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Far Cry 2	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	59 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +40%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	1080p Ultra	52 FPS	86 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +65%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Need for Speed: Shift	1080p Ultra	42 FPS	57 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +36%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen	1080p Ultra	31.6 FPS	45 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +42%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 2	1080p Ultra	31 FPS	49 FPS	Radeon HD 6970M +58%	Notebookcheck: Mobility Radeon HD 5870 · Radeon HD 6970M

11 results in 11 games; FPS as published (10.9 to 86 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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