GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs 1060 3 GB

Place in performance ranking	202	539
Place by popularity	24	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	2.36	4.06
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP106	N11E-GTX-A3
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 August 2016 (7 years ago)	25 May 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$1112 (5.6x MSRP)	$149

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 480M SLI has 72% better value for money than GTX 1060 3 GB.

Detailed Specifications

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 cores	1152	704
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	425 MHz
Boost clock speed	1708 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,400 million	6000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	123.0	no data
Floating-point performance	3,935 gflops	no data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB and GeForce GTX 480M SLI 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Length	250 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8008 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.2 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and Outputs

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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	+	no data
CUDA	6.1	no data

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:

900p	230−240 +277%	61 −277%
Full HD	260−270 +277%	69 −277%

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	24.77	6.44
Recency	18 August 2016	25 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	100 Watt