Radeon HD 6510G2 vs GeForce GTX 480M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon HD 6510G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 480M
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.02
+214%

GTX 480M outperforms HD 6510G2 by a whopping 214% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6901029
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.90no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGF100no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 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 cores352400
Core clock speed425 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Wattno data
Texture fill rate18.70no data
Floating-point processing power0.5984 TFLOPSno data
ROPs32no data
TMUs44no data

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1200 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

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
+214%
HD 6510G2 1.28

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
+115%
HD 6510G2 1015

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
+230%
10−12
−230%
Full HD39
+225%
12−14
−225%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Valorant 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Fortnite 24−27
+300%
6−7
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Valorant 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
World of Tanks 70−75
+154%
27−30
−154%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Dota 2 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+164%
14−16
−164%
Valorant 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+263%
8−9
−263%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
World of Tanks 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Forza Horizon 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Valorant 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Valorant 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

This is how GTX 480M and HD 6510G2 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is 230% faster in 900p
  • GTX 480M is 225% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 480M is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is ahead in 39 tests (89%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (11%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.02 1.28
Recency 25 May 2010 14 June 2011

GTX 480M has a 214.1% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 6510G2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The GeForce GTX 480M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6510G2 in performance tests.


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