NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M vs AMD Radeon HD 7480D

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Combined performance score

HD 7480D
0.72
+30.9%

Radeon HD 7480D outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 31% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking11231171
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.09
ArchitectureTerascale 3 (2010−2013)GT2xx (2009−2012)
GPU code nameTrinityN10P-GE
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 September 2012 (11 years old)15 June 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$53 no data
Current price$215 (4.1x MSRP)$57
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7480D and GT 230M have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores12848
CUDA coresno data48
Core clock speed614 MHz500 MHz
Boost clock speed724 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,303 million486 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate6.4008.000
Floating-point performanceno data105.6 gflops
Gigaflopsno data158

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7480D and GeForce GT 230M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI-E 2.0
InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

Memory

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR2, GDDR3
Maximum RAM amountSystem SharedUp to 1 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem SharedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidthno data16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)
Shared memory+-

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsDual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVI
HDMIno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataHDA

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power managementno data8.0

API support

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)11.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.04.1
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCL1.21.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDAno data+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 7480D 0.72
+30.9%
GT 230M 0.55

Radeon HD 7480D outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 31% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7480D 278
+30.5%
GT 230M 213

Radeon HD 7480D outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 31% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7480D 2595
+9.8%
GT 230M 2363

Radeon HD 7480D outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 10% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD11
+37.5%
8−9
−37.5%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how HD 7480D and GT 230M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • HD 7480D is 37.5% faster than GT 230M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the HD 7480D is 50% faster than the GT 230M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7480D is ahead in 3 tests (12%)
  • there's a draw in 22 tests (88%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.72 0.55
Recency 26 September 2012 15 June 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 23 Watt

The Radeon HD 7480D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7480D is a desktop card while GeForce GT 230M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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