AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 480M SLI
6.44
+38.5%

GeForce GTX 480M SLI outperforms Radeon RX Vega 5 by 38% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking536611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.998.57
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3Vega
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (13 years old)7 January 2020 (4 years old)
Current price$149 $287
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX Vega 5 has 115% better value for money than GTX 480M SLI.

Technical specs

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 cores704320
Core clock speed425 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1400 MHz
Number of transistors6000 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Radeon RX Vega 5 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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

Memory

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 MHzno data
Shared memory--

API support

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

DirectX1112_1

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 480M SLI 6.44
+38.5%
RX Vega 5 4.65

GeForce GTX 480M SLI outperforms Radeon RX Vega 5 by 38% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 480M SLI 16500
+41%
RX Vega 5 11704

GeForce GTX 480M SLI outperforms Radeon RX Vega 5 by 41% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 480M SLI 4229
+19.6%
RX Vega 5 3535

GeForce GTX 480M SLI outperforms Radeon RX Vega 5 by 20% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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
+52.5%
40−45
−52.5%
Full HD69
+283%
18
−283%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9
−11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−15.4%
15
+15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−50%
12
+50%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−4.8%
22
+4.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+11.8%
17
−11.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
15
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
11
−18.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−8.3%
13
+8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.1%
14
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−20%
12
+20%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+16.7%
18
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+25%
12
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Hitman 3 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+200%
4
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+31.3%
16
−31.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+66.7%
9−10
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+44.4%
9
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how GTX 480M SLI and RX Vega 5 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 480M SLI is 52.5% faster than RX Vega 5

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 480M SLI is 283% faster than RX Vega 5

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

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 480M SLI is 200% faster than the RX Vega 5.
  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 5 is 50% faster than the GTX 480M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 480M SLI is ahead in 52 tests (85%)
  • RX Vega 5 is ahead in 6 tests (10%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.44 4.65
Recency 25 May 2010 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

The GeForce GTX 480M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 5 in performance tests.


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