Radeon HD 7480D vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB

Aggregate performance score

GTX 1060 3 GB
2016
3 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
24.83
+3349%

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Radeon HD 7480D by a whopping 3349% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking2021128
Place by popularity27not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.31no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameGP106Trinity
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date18 August 2016 (7 years ago)26 September 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $53
Current price$1112 (5.6x MSRP)$215 (4.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1060 3 GB and HD 7480D have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores1152128
Core clock speed1506 MHz614 MHz
Boost clock speed1708 MHz724 MHz
Number of transistors4,400 million1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rate123.06.400
Floating-point performance3,935 gflopsno 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16IGP
Length250 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width192 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed8008 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth192.2 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA6.1no 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.

GTX 1060 3 GB 24.83
+3349%
HD 7480D 0.72

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Radeon HD 7480D by 3349% based on our aggregate 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%

GTX 1060 3 GB 9588
+3349%
HD 7480D 278

GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB outperforms Radeon HD 7480D by 3349% in Passmark.

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 HD400−450
+3233%
12
−3233%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11 0−1

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 7−8 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1

This is how GTX 1060 3 GB and HD 7480D compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1060 3 GB is 3233% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.83 0.72
Recency 18 August 2016 26 September 2012
Cost $199 $53
Chip lithography 16 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

The GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7480D in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB
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