Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme GPU vs GeForce GTX 480

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	493	not rated
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)	RDNA 3.5 (2024−2025)
GPU code name	GF100	Strix Point
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	26 March 2010 (16 years ago)	2025 (1 year 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	1024
Core clock speed	700 MHz	800 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2700 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	28 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	42.06	172.8
Floating-point processing power	1.345 TFLOPS	5.53 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	60	64
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	16
L0 Cache	no data	256 KB
L1 Cache	960 KB	384 KB
L2 Cache	768 KB	8 MB
L3 Cache	no data	16 MB

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	None
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	LPDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	256.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data
Resizable BAR	-	+

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	1x USB Type-C
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)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.1
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	28 Watt