Riva TNT2 PRO vs GeForce GTX 480M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 683 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fahrenheit (1998−2000) |
| GPU code name | N11E-GTX-A3 | NV5 B6 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 12 October 1999 (24 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 352 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 425 MHz | 143 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 15 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 250 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 18.70 | 0.29 |
| Floating-point performance | 0.5984 gflops | no 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 size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | AGP 4x |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| 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 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 167 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 2.672 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 VGA |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 API | 6.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 May 2010 | 12 October 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 250 nm |
GTX 480M has an age advantage of 10 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 525% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480M and Riva TNT2 PRO. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 480M is a notebook card while Riva TNT2 PRO is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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