GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs GTX 480

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 480
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.22

RTX 5070 Ti outperforms GTX 480 by a whopping 688% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4437
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.4454.74
Power efficiency2.9319.22
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameGF100GB203
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2010 (14 years ago)20 February 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $749

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5070 Ti has 3701% 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 cores4808960
Core clock speed700 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2452 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt300 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate42.06686.6
Floating-point processing power1.345 TFLOPS43.94 TFLOPS
ROPs4896
TMUs60280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length267 mm304 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1848 MHz (3696 data rate)1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s896.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.4
CUDA+10.1
DLSS-+

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.

GTX 480 9.22
RTX 5070 Ti 72.66
+688%

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 4121
RTX 5070 Ti 32466
+688%

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 HD18−20
−744%
152
+744%
1440p14−16
−729%
116
+729%
4K10−12
−730%
83
+730%

Cost per frame, $

1080p27.72
−463%
4.93
+463%
1440p35.64
−452%
6.46
+452%
4K49.90
−453%
9.02
+453%
  • RTX 5070 Ti has 463% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Ti has 452% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 Ti has 453% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−513%
300−350
+513%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−900%
200−210
+900%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−806%
160−170
+806%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−345%
190−200
+345%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−513%
300−350
+513%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−900%
200−210
+900%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−494%
190−200
+494%
Fortnite 60−65
−403%
300−350
+403%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−656%
300−350
+656%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−610%
220−230
+610%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−806%
160−170
+806%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−392%
170−180
+392%
Valorant 90−95
−422%
450−500
+422%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−345%
190−200
+345%
Counter-Strike 2 50−55
−513%
300−350
+513%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
−85.3%
270−280
+85.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−900%
200−210
+900%
Dota 2 70−75
−675%
550−600
+675%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−494%
190−200
+494%
Fortnite 60−65
−403%
300−350
+403%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−656%
300−350
+656%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
−610%
220−230
+610%
Grand Theft Auto V 35−40
−358%
170−180
+358%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−806%
160−170
+806%
Metro Exodus 20−22
−895%
190−200
+895%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−392%
170−180
+392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−1227%
300−350
+1227%
Valorant 90−95
−422%
450−500
+422%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
−345%
190−200
+345%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
−900%
200−210
+900%
Dota 2 70−75
−675%
550−600
+675%
Far Cry 5 30−35
−494%
190−200
+494%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−656%
300−350
+656%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
−806%
160−170
+806%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−392%
170−180
+392%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−823%
240
+823%
Valorant 90−95
−422%
450−500
+422%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 60−65
−403%
300−350
+403%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 18−20
−1306%
250−260
+1306%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 75−80
−579%
500−550
+579%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−953%
150−160
+953%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−1209%
140−150
+1209%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−237%
170−180
+237%
Valorant 110−120
−337%
450−500
+337%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−684%
190−200
+684%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1425%
120−130
+1425%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−771%
180−190
+771%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1113%
290−300
+1113%
Hogwarts Legacy 10−12
−900%
110−120
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1144%
199
+1144%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−619%
150−160
+619%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−776%
180−190
+776%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−1567%
100−105
+1567%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1564%
183
+1564%
Valorant 50−55
−526%
300−350
+526%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−1033%
130−140
+1033%
Counter-Strike 2 4−5
−2775%
110−120
+2775%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60−65
+1900%
Dota 2 35−40
−684%
290−300
+684%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1240%
130−140
+1240%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−1435%
260−270
+1435%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−1220%
65−70
+1220%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 9−10
−778%
75−80
+778%

This is how GTX 480 and RTX 5070 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 Ti is 744% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 Ti is 729% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 Ti is 730% 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 5070 Ti is 2775% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 5070 Ti surpassed GTX 480 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.22 72.66
Recency 26 March 2010 20 February 2025
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 480 has 20% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 688.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.

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