GeForce 7800 GTX 512 vs GTX 480
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 481 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.36 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.97 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | G70 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 14 November 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $649 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 302 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 108 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 42.06 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.345 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 60 | 24 |
| L1 Cache | 960 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 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).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 228 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| 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 | Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 14 November 2005 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 110 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 108 Watt |
GTX 480 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 175% more advanced lithography process.
7800 GTX 512, on the other hand, has 131.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce 7800 GTX 512. We've got no test results to judge.
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