GeForce GTX 480 Core 512 vs 480

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	397	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.27	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GF100	GF100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$15.99 (0x MSRP)	$267

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	480	512
CUDA cores	480	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	527 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	375 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	33.73
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops	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 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	292 mm
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	2.8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	134.4 GB/s
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	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

295 Watt

375 Watt

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