GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GTX 480

Place in the ranking	431	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	91
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.64	48.24
Power efficiency	2.95	20.01
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF100	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)	3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 Ti has 2841% better value for money than GTX 480.

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	7680
Core clock speed	700 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2610 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	285 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	42.06	626.4
Floating-point processing power	1.345 TFLOPS	40.09 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	80
TMUs	60	240
Tensor Cores	no data	240
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	60

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 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	285 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	1x 16-pin
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	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 480 10.70

RTX 4070 Ti 82.64
+672%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 480 4113

RTX 4070 Ti 31776
+673%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 480 5014

RTX 4070 Ti 75612
+1408%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 480 3650

RTX 4070 Ti 53360
+1362%

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 HD	27−30 −756%	231 +756%
1440p	18−20 −733%	150 +733%
4K	12−14 −700%	96 +700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	18.48 −434%	3.46 +434%
1440p	27.72 −420%	5.33 +420%
4K	41.58 −400%	8.32 +400%

RTX 4070 Ti has 434% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 4070 Ti has 420% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 4070 Ti has 400% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −860%	190−200 +860%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −1024%	236 +1024%
Elden Ring	30−35 −768%	269 +768%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −860%	190−200 +860%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −419%	109 +419%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1237%	575 +1237%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −497%	173 +497%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −454%	150−160 +454%
Valorant	40−45 −1102%	450−500 +1102%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −860%	190−200 +860%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −343%	93 +343%
Dota 2	35−40 −439%	205 +439%
Elden Ring	30−35 −958%	300−350 +958%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −253%	152 +253%
Fortnite	60−65 −397%	300−350 +397%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −1000%	473 +1000%
Grand Theft Auto V	35−40 −368%	178 +368%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −462%	163 +462%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −162%	210−220 +162%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −454%	150−160 +454%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −444%	170−180 +444%
Valorant	40−45 −1102%	450−500 +1102%
World of Tanks	150−160 −83.6%	270−280 +83.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −234%	110−120 +234%
Counter-Strike 2	20−22 −860%	190−200 +860%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −295%	83 +295%
Dota 2	35−40 −539%	243 +539%
Far Cry 5	40−45 −265%	150−160 +265%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −853%	410 +853%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	80−85 −162%	210−220 +162%
Valorant	40−45 −1102%	450−500 +1102%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1014%	156 +1014%
Elden Ring	14−16 −1500%	240−250 +1500%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1014%	156 +1014%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 −250%	170−180 +250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 −933%	90−95 +933%
World of Tanks	75−80 −570%	500−550 +570%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 −314%	85−90 +314%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −973%	110−120 +973%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −563%	53 +563%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −567%	160−170 +567%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −1067%	280 +1067%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −605%	148 +605%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1408%	190−200 +1408%
Valorant	24−27 −1469%	400−450 +1469%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −2120%	110−120 +2120%
Dota 2	21−24 −719%	172 +719%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1814%	130−140 +1814%
Grand Theft Auto V	21−24 −719%	172 +719%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −1300%	84 +1300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −574%	200−210 +574%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −814%	60−65 +814%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −719%	172 +719%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −911%	90−95 +911%
Counter-Strike 2	5−6 −2120%	110−120 +2120%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −700%	24 +700%
Dota 2	21−24 −976%	226 +976%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −708%	100−110 +708%
Fortnite	10−12 −773%	95−100 +773%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −900%	140 +900%
Valorant	10−12 −2082%	240−250 +2082%

This is how GTX 480 and RTX 4070 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 Ti is 756% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 Ti is 733% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 Ti is 700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 Ti is 2120% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 4070 Ti surpassed GTX 480 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.70	82.64
Recency	26 March 2010	3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	12 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	285 Watt

GTX 480 has 14% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 672.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 900% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.