GeForce RTX 5060 vs GTX 480M

Place in the ranking	690	266
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.90	8.56
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code name	GF100	GB206
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	25 May 2010 (14 years ago)	March 2025

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	352	4608
Core clock speed	425 MHz	2235 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	170 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.70	362.9
Floating-point processing power	0.5984 TFLOPS	23.22 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	48
TMUs	44	144
Tensor Cores	no data	144
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	36

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 5.0 x16
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 16-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 type	GDDR5	GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	448.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.8
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.4
CUDA	+	10.1

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. 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 4.02

RTX 5060 20.17
+402%

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 5060 8125
+402%

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:

900p	33 −385%	160−170 +385%
Full HD	39 −387%	190−200 +387%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −458%	65−70 +458%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −700%	55−60 +700%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −533%	55−60 +533%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −269%	45−50 +269%
Valorant	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −458%	65−70 +458%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Dota 2	12−14 −469%	70−75 +469%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −214%	65−70 +214%
Fortnite	24−27 −358%	110−120 +358%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −700%	55−60 +700%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −533%	55−60 +533%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −278%	140−150 +278%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −269%	45−50 +269%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −379%	65−70 +379%
Valorant	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%
World of Tanks	70−75 −235%	230−240 +235%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −458%	65−70 +458%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −280%	35−40 +280%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Dota 2	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −214%	65−70 +214%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −400%	90−95 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	7−8 −700%	55−60 +700%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −278%	140−150 +278%
Valorant	10−11 −750%	85−90 +750%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 −1033%	30−35 +1033%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −383%	140−150 +383%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −533%	18−20 +533%
World of Tanks	30−33 −377%	140−150 +377%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −617%	40−45 +617%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −544%	55−60 +544%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 5	5−6 −580%	30−35 +580%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −4700%	45−50 +4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Valorant	12−14 −358%	55−60 +358%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 −125%	35−40 +125%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −433%	60−65 +433%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −600%	21−24 +600%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Dota 2	16−18 −400%	80−85 +400%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −575%	27−30 +575%
Fortnite	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −367%	14−16 +367%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 −750%	16−18 +750%
Valorant	4−5 −550%	24−27 +550%

This is how GTX 480M and RTX 5060 compete in popular games:

RTX 5060 is 385% faster in 900p
RTX 5060 is 387% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5060 is 4700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 5060 is ahead in 42 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 2 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.02	20.17
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	170 Watt

GTX 480M has 70% lower power consumption.

RTX 5060, on the other hand, has a 401.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5060 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 5060 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.