Radeon RX Vega M vs GeForce GTX 480M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M SLI with Radeon RX Vega M, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480M SLI
2010
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
5.99

M outperforms 480M SLI by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking643375
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.6180.32
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3Vega
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 May 2010 (15 years ago)1 February 2018 (8 years ago)

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 cores704512
Core clock speed425 MHz720 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1190 MHz
Number of transistors6000 Million4,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rateno data38.08
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data32

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width256 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1200 MHzSystem Shared
Shared memory-no data

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112.0
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0

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 HD69
−161%
180−190
+161%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−159%
75−80
+159%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−159%
75−80
+159%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Fortnite 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
Valorant 65−70
−161%
180−190
+161%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−159%
75−80
+159%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−105
−160%
260−270
+160%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Dota 2 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Fortnite 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−138%
50−55
+138%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Valorant 65−70
−161%
180−190
+161%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27
−150%
65−70
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Dota 2 45−50
−145%
120−130
+145%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−137%
45−50
+137%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−150%
70−75
+150%
Hogwarts Legacy 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−161%
60−65
+161%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−150%
40−45
+150%
Valorant 65−70
−161%
180−190
+161%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 35−40
−157%
95−100
+157%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−161%
120−130
+161%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−156%
100−105
+156%
Valorant 65−70
−154%
170−180
+154%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
−140%
24−27
+140%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−150%
35−40
+150%
Hogwarts Legacy 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−125%
18−20
+125%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−135%
40−45
+135%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Valorant 30−33
−150%
75−80
+150%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Dota 2 21−24
−150%
55−60
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Hogwarts Legacy 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

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

  • RX Vega M is 146% faster in 900p
  • RX Vega M is 161% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 5.99 15.67
Recency 25 May 2010 1 February 2018
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

RX Vega M has a 161.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega M 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 graphics card while Radeon RX Vega M is a desktop one.

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