Polaris 30 vs GeForce GTX 480 Core 512

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF100	Polaris 30
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$267	$235

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	512	2304
Core clock speed	527 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	375 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	33.73	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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	292 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	no data
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	2.8 GB/s	no data
Memory bandwidth	134.4 GB/s	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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a	no data
HDMI	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	2.0	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Chip lithography

40 nm

12 nm

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