GeForce RTX 3070 Ti vs GTX 480M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M with GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480M
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
3.62

RTX 3070 Ti outperforms GTX 480M by a whopping 1350% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking69638
Place by popularitynot in top-10083
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data52.72
Power efficiency2.8614.30
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF100GA104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores3526144
Core clock speed425 MHz1575 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt290 Watt
Texture fill rate18.70339.8
Floating-point processing power0.5984 TFLOPS21.75 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs44192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount2 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s608.3 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA+8.6
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 480M 3.62
RTX 3070 Ti 52.49
+1350%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

GTX 480M 1617
RTX 3070 Ti 23458
+1351%

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.

GTX 480M 2185
RTX 3070 Ti 49760
+2178%

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.

GTX 480M 8872
RTX 3070 Ti 120454
+1258%

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:

900p33
−1264%
450−500
+1264%
Full HD41
−320%
172
+320%
1440p6−7
−1467%
94
+1467%
4K4−5
−1375%
59
+1375%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.48
1440pno data6.37
4Kno data10.15

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2233%
350
+2233%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−2125%
178
+2125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−980%
160−170
+980%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−2147%
337
+2147%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1663%
141
+1663%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1950%
205
+1950%
Fortnite 21−24
−1059%
250−260
+1059%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1111%
210−220
+1111%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−2233%
210
+2233%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1006%
170−180
+1006%
Valorant 50−55
−474%
300−350
+474%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 10−11
−1660%
170−180
+1660%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−980%
160−170
+980%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
−1673%
266
+1673%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75
−297%
270−280
+297%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1450%
124
+1450%
Dota 2 35−40
−611%
249
+611%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1860%
196
+1860%
Fortnite 21−24
−1059%
250−260
+1059%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1111%
210−220
+1111%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−2078%
196
+2078%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
−1231%
173
+1231%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−1971%
145
+1971%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1006%
170−180
+1006%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−2573%
294
+2573%
Valorant 50−55
−474%
300−350
+474%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
−980%
160−170
+980%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−1313%
113
+1313%
Dota 2 35−40
−557%
230
+557%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1730%
183
+1730%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−1111%
210−220
+1111%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18
−1006%
170−180
+1006%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
−1209%
144
+1209%
Valorant 50−55
−474%
300−350
+474%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 21−24
−1059%
250−260
+1059%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
−3100%
160
+3100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 30−33
−1273%
400−450
+1273%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−3325%
137
+3325%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−4350%
89
+4350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−465%
170−180
+465%
Valorant 40−45
−745%
350−400
+745%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 130−140
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2333%
73
+2333%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−2043%
150
+2043%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−1911%
180−190
+1911%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−2160%
113
+2160%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
−1788%
150−160
+1788%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 3−4
−1533%
45−50
+1533%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−819%
147
+819%
Valorant 20−22
−1480%
300−350
+1480%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−3400%
35
+3400%
Dota 2 12−14
−1392%
194
+1392%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−1950%
82
+1950%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−2540%
130−140
+2540%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−1875%
75−80
+1875%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 47
+0%
47
+0%
Metro Exodus 56
+0%
56
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+0%
109
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how GTX 480M and RTX 3070 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1264% faster in 900p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 320% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1467% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 1375% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3070 Ti is 4350% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3070 Ti is ahead in 57 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.62 52.49
Recency 25 May 2010 31 May 2021
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 290 Watt

GTX 480M has 190% lower power consumption.

RTX 3070 Ti, on the other hand, has a 1350% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a desktop one.

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