HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs GeForce GTX 480
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 480 with HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), including specs and performance data.
GTX 480 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 2855% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 490 | 1361 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.43 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.00 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Sandy Bridge |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 1 May 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | no data |
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 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | no data |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 42.06 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.345 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 60 | no data |
| 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 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| 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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | no data |
| 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) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | N/A | - |
| CUDA | + | - |
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 | 200−210
+2757%
| 7
−2757%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.50 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+262%
|
24−27
−262%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
+5200%
|
1−2
−5200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
+1380%
|
10
−1380%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
+2900%
|
1−2
−2900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+420%
|
5−6
−420%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+262%
|
24−27
−262%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+4300%
|
1−2
−4300%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
+610%
|
10−11
−610%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+975%
|
4−5
−975%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
+260%
|
5−6
−260%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+414%
|
7−8
−414%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+420%
|
5−6
−420%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+262%
|
24−27
−262%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
+5800%
|
1−2
−5800%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+533%
|
3−4
−533%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
+1175%
|
4−5
−1175%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
+3533%
|
3−4
−3533%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
+1300%
|
1−2
−1300%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 21−24 | 0−1 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
+50%
|
14−16
−50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+3500%
|
1−2
−3500%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
+800%
|
1−2
−800%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 9−10
+350%
|
2−3
−350%
|
This is how GTX 480 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:
- GTX 480 is 2757% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Valorant, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 480 is 2500% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, GTX 480 surpassed HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in all 30 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.75 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 1 May 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
GTX 480 has a 2854.5% higher aggregate performance score.
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce GTX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop graphics card while HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook one.
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