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3Dmark 2011
In 3Dmark 2011 Radeon HD 6970 scores slightly lower than 8000 at entry settings while the GTX 580 scores 8700 in the same test. The runner up, Nvidia's GTX 570, scores slightly above 8000 while the GTX 480 is slightly below 8000.
At performance settings Radeon HD 6970 a.k.a. Cayman XT scores around 5300 while the GTX 580 scores are just tad below 6000 and the GTX 570 loses by an inch with 5251. GTX 480 scores are almost identical to the GTX 570, its 5244 points are again slightly lower than the HD 6970.
In more extreme conditions Radeon HD 6970 scores 1744 while the GTX 580 scores 1963. Radeon HD 6970 again wins against the GTX 570 and GTX 480, which scored around 1680.
3DMark Vantage