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Radeon HD 6870 vs Radeon HD 6970M: measured FPS in 20 games

Median gap+41%Radeon HD 6870 faster
Radeon HD 6870 ahead20/20games, by more than 3%
Radeon HD 6970M ahead0/20games, by more than 3%
Within 3%0/20games

We have 20 published results where the Radeon HD 6870 and the Radeon HD 6970M were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 20 games in all, from Notebookcheck. Across those games the Radeon HD 6870 is a median 41% faster than the Radeon HD 6970M. The Radeon HD 6870 is ahead by more than 3% in 20 of the 20 games and the Radeon HD 6970M in 0.

Card pages: Radeon HD 6870 (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.

GameSettingRadeon HD 6870Radeon HD 6970MGapSource
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim1080p Ultra43 FPS30.6 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +41%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Batman: Arkham City1080p Ultra57 FPS35 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +63%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21080p Ultra95 FPS72 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +32%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Black Ops1080p Ultra87 FPS68 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +28%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Mafia II1080p Ultra75 FPS54 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +39%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 31080p Ultra90 FPS63.8 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +41%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield 31080p Ultra28 FPS19 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +47%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Deus Ex: Human Revolution1080p Ultra64 FPS45.1 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +42%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Metro 20331080p Ultra23 FPS20 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +15%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Resident Evil 51080p Ultra105.1 FPS78 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +35%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis1080p Ultra36.6 FPS25 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +46%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Battlefield: Bad Company 21080p Ultra69 FPS49 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +41%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Crysis 21080p Ultra42 FPS30.2 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +39%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Far Cry 21080p Ultra90.6 FPS59 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +54%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin1080p Ultra129 FPS86 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +50%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Dirt 31080p Ultra53 FPS33.2 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +60%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Risen1080p Ultra58 FPS45 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +29%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Colin McRae: Dirt 21080p Ultra77.3 FPS49 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +58%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
Anno 20701080p Ultra44 FPS29.7 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +48%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M
F1 20111080p Ultra57 FPS45 FPSRadeon HD 6870 +27%Notebookcheck: Radeon HD 6870 · Radeon HD 6970M

20 results in 20 games; FPS as published (19 to 129 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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