Apple M4 Max 32-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 480M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	757	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	3.07	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	no data
GPU code name	GF100	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	25 May 2010 (16 years ago)	30 October 2024 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	352	32
Core clock speed	425 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.70	no data
Floating-point processing power	0.5984 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	44	no data
L1 Cache	704 KB	no data
L2 Cache	512 KB	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	large
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data
SLI options	+	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	LPDDR5x-8533
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	8533 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	No outputs	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 API	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 May 2010	30 October 2024
Chip lithography	40 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt