Radeon 680M vs GeForce GTX 480

Place in performance ranking	397	299
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.27	no data
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	RDNA 2 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GF100	RDNA 2 Rembrandt
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$15.99 (0x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768
CUDA cores	480	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	45 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	115.2
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon 680M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	None
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	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	System Shared
Memory bus width	384 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	no data
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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
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 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 10.60

Radeon 680M 16.93
+59.7%

Radeon 680M outperforms GeForce GTX 480 by 60% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 480 4102

Radeon 680M 6166
+50.3%

Radeon 680M outperforms GeForce GTX 480 by 50% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 480 5014

Radeon 680M 10371
+107%

Radeon 680M outperforms GeForce GTX 480 by 107% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 480 3650

Radeon 680M 6865
+88.1%

Radeon 680M outperforms GeForce GTX 480 by 88% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	21−24 −76.2%	37 +76.2%
1440p	10−12 −70%	17 +70%
4K	6−7 −83.3%	11 +83.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18

−144%

39
+144%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −138%	38 +138%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −58.3%	55−60 +58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −57.1%	40−45 +57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −81.3%	29 +81.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −40.7%	38 +40.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −35.7%	38 +35.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −59.5%	55−60 +59.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 −107%	56 +107%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −68.2%	37 +68.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −40.9%	31 +40.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −105%	39 +105%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −93.8%	31 +93.8%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −58.3%	55−60 +58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 −57.1%	40−45 +57.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −31.3%	21 +31.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −29.6%	35 +29.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −28.6%	36 +28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −59.5%	55−60 +59.5%
Hitman 3	27−30 −74.1%	47 +74.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −36.4%	30 +36.4%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −37.5%	22 +37.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 −55.6%	27−30 +55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 −18.2%	26 +18.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −81.8%	40 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −73.7%	33 +73.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −59.1%	35−40 +59.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −68.8%	27 +68.8%
Battlefield 5	35−40 −58.3%	55−60 +58.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −6.3%	17 +6.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 −25.9%	34 +25.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −17.9%	33 +17.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −59.5%	55−60 +59.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 −9.1%	24 +9.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +5.6%	18 −5.6%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −66.7%	24−27 +66.7%
Hitman 3	16−18 −75%	28 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 −43.8%	21−24 +43.8%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −77.8%	16−18 +77.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 −50%	21−24 +50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −150%	14−16 +150%
Battlefield 5	18−20 −94.7%	35−40 +94.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −120%	11 +120%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −23.5%	21 +23.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −77.8%	30−35 +77.8%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −73.7%	30−35 +73.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 −70%	17 +70%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −71.4%	12−14 +71.4%
Hitman 3	10−11 −40%	14 +40%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 −22.2%	10−12 +22.2%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −125%	9−10 +125%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 −83.3%	10−12 +83.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 −62.5%	13 +62.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −60%	8−9 +60%
Battlefield 5	9−10 −111%	18−20 +111%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −300%	4 +300%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −62.5%	12−14 +62.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 −45.5%	16−18 +45.5%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −133%	7−8 +133%

This is how GTX 480 and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

Radeon 680M is 76% faster in 1080p
Radeon 680M is 70% faster in 1440p
Radeon 680M is 83% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480 is 6% faster than the Radeon 680M.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 680M is 300% faster than the GTX 480.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 480 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
Radeon 680M is ahead in 67 tests (99%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.60	16.93
Recency	7 December 2010	4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	System Shared
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	45 Watt