Quadro T1000 vs GeForce GTX 480M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M SLI with Quadro T1000, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480M SLI
2010
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
6.45

Quadro T1000 outperforms GTX 480M SLI by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking542302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.238.70
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3TU117
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price$149 $920

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro T1000 has 106% better value for money than GTX 480M SLI.

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 cores704no data
Core clock speed425 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1455 MHz
Number of transistors6000 Million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt50 Watt

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro T1000 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.

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1200 MHz8000 MHz
Shared memory-no data

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112.0 (12_1)
OpenGLno data4.6

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:

900p61
−146%
150−160
+146%
Full HD64
−150%
160−170
+150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Hitman 3 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Hitman 3 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−167%
16−18
+167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−210%
30−35
+210%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−200%
30−33
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−189%
24−27
+189%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−200%
12−14
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 1−2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Hitman 3 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Hitman 3 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 2−3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

This is how GTX 480M SLI and Quadro T1000 compete in popular games:

  • Quadro T1000 is 146% faster in 900p
  • Quadro T1000 is 150% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.45 16.84
Recency 25 May 2010 27 May 2019
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 50 Watt

The Quadro T1000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480M SLI is a notebook card while Quadro T1000 is a workstation one.


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