RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs GeForce GTX 480M

Place in the ranking	686	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.24
Power efficiency	2.90	16.79
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GF100	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	25 May 2010 (14 years ago)	3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	18176
Core clock speed	425 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	18.70	1,423
Floating-point processing power	0.5984 TFLOPS	91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	192
TMUs	44	568
Tensor Cores	no data	568
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	142

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 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1200 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	960.0 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	4x DisplayPort 1.4a
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	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9

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 4.21

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.00
+1634%

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 6000 Ada Generation 28066
+1636%

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 6000 Ada Generation 70850
+3143%

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 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+1325%

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 −1567%	550−600 +1567%
Full HD	39 −385%	189 +385%
1440p	9−10 −1656%	158 +1656%
4K	6−7 −1867%	118 +1867%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	35.97
1440p	no data	43.03
4K	no data	57.62

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1267%	164 +1267%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Elden Ring	10−11 −2740%	280−290 +2740%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −875%	110−120 +875%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1258%	163 +1258%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2194%	400−450 +2194%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1156%	113 +1156%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −857%	130−140 +857%
Valorant	8−9 −4675%	350−400 +4675%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −875%	110−120 +875%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1192%	155 +1192%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Dota 2	12−14 −1200%	160−170 +1200%
Elden Ring	10−11 −2740%	280−290 +2740%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −486%	123 +486%
Fortnite	24−27 −1108%	290−300 +1108%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2194%	400−450 +2194%
Grand Theft Auto V	12−14 −1200%	160−170 +1200%
Metro Exodus	9−10 −1078%	106 +1078%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −481%	210−220 +481%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −857%	130−140 +857%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1143%	170−180 +1143%
Valorant	8−9 −4675%	350−400 +4675%
World of Tanks	70−75 −293%	270−280 +293%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 −875%	110−120 +875%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 −1125%	147 +1125%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −1567%	150−160 +1567%
Dota 2	12−14 −1592%	220−230 +1592%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −552%	130−140 +552%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −2194%	400−450 +2194%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35−40 −481%	210−220 +481%
Valorant	8−9 −4675%	350−400 +4675%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	2−3 −6950%	140−150 +6950%
Elden Ring	4−5 −4825%	190−200 +4825%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 −4600%	140−150 +4600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	27−30 −503%	170−180 +503%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −3000%	90−95 +3000%
World of Tanks	30−33 −1620%	500−550 +1620%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 −1350%	85−90 +1350%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −1356%	131 +1356%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1525%	65−70 +1525%
Far Cry 5	9−10 −1678%	160−170 +1678%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −5360%	270−280 +5360%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −9800%	99 +9800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −4280%	219 +4280%
Valorant	12−14 −2625%	300−350 +2625%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −925%	160−170 +925%
Elden Ring	2−3 −5200%	100−110 +5200%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −925%	160−170 +925%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	12−14 −1642%	200−210 +1642%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −3100%	60−65 +3100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −925%	160−170 +925%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −2933%	90−95 +2933%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1500%	16−18 +1500%
Dota 2	16−18 −1588%	270−280 +1588%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2525%	100−110 +2525%
Fortnite	3−4 −3100%	95−100 +3100%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −7350%	140−150 +7350%
Valorant	4−5 −4650%	190−200 +4650%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40 +0%	40 +0%
Metro Exodus	90 +0%	90 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

90−95

+0%

90−95

+0%

This is how GTX 480M and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 1567% faster in 900p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 385% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 1656% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 1867% faster in 4K

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 9800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 6000 Ada Generation is ahead in 52 tests (95%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.21	73.00
Recency	25 May 2010	3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	300 Watt

GTX 480M has 200% lower power consumption.

RTX 6000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 1634% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 2300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 6000 Ada Generation 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 RTX 6000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

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