TITAN RTX vs GeForce GTX 480M

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Aggregate performance score

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

GTX 480M
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.19

TITAN RTX outperforms GTX 480M by a whopping 1067% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking68363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.10
Power efficiency2.9212.17
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF100TU102
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)18 December 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,499

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 cores3524608
Core clock speed425 MHz1350 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1770 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt280 Watt
Texture fill rate18.70509.8
Floating-point processing power0.5984 TFLOPS16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs3296
TMUs44288
Tensor Coresno data576
Ray Tracing Coresno data72

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 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB24 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s672.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.5

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 4.19
TITAN RTX 48.89
+1067%

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
TITAN RTX 18858
+1066%

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
TITAN RTX 49602
+2171%

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
TITAN RTX 99561
+1022%

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
−961%
350−400
+961%
Full HD41
−295%
162
+295%
1440p8−9
−1138%
99
+1138%
4K6−7
−1117%
73
+1117%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data15.43
1440pno data25.24
4Kno data34.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1029%
79
+1029%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−767%
104
+767%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−3367%
104
+3367%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−1990%
209
+1990%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1489%
143
+1489%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1029%
79
+1029%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1311%
127
+1311%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1575%
201
+1575%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−1024%
281
+1024%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1070%
117
+1070%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−1143%
348
+1143%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1700%
144
+1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1055%
127
+1055%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−1188%
206
+1188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−400%
215
+400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−1450%
186
+1450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−2833%
88
+2833%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−1930%
203
+1930%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1356%
131
+1356%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1029%
79
+1029%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−1022%
101
+1022%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−1183%
154
+1183%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−916%
254
+916%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1060%
116
+1060%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−1100%
336
+1100%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1700%
144
+1700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−900%
110
+900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−1688%
286
+1688%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−531%
100−110
+531%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−374%
204
+374%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−558%
79
+558%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−2567%
80
+2567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−1033%
102
+1033%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−1014%
78
+1014%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−778%
79
+778%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−600%
175
+600%
Hitman 3 10−11
−1010%
111
+1010%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−679%
218
+679%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−1413%
242
+1413%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−769%
139
+769%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−100%
86
+100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−1018%
123
+1018%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−1125%
95−100
+1125%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−1150%
75−80
+1150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−1250%
50−55
+1250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
−2533%
79
+2533%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3200%
66
+3200%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1040%
55−60
+1040%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4150%
250−260
+4150%
Hitman 3 9−10
−1011%
100
+1011%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−1580%
168
+1580%
Metro Exodus 0−1 114
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−2467%
75−80
+2467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−688%
205
+688%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−1388%
119
+1388%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−2833%
88
+2833%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−2133%
67
+2133%
Hitman 3 0−1 48
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
−14900%
150
+14900%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−12000%
121
+12000%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1633%
52
+1633%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−2050%
43
+2050%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−2400%
50
+2400%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 33
Far Cry 5 2−3
−2350%
49
+2350%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3700%
114
+3700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−4200%
43
+4200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1380%
74
+1380%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 66
+0%
66
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 183
+0%
183
+0%

4K
High Preset

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 103
+0%
103
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 109
+0%
109
+0%

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

  • TITAN RTX is 961% faster in 900p
  • TITAN RTX is 295% faster in 1080p
  • TITAN RTX is 1138% faster in 1440p
  • TITAN RTX is 1117% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the TITAN RTX is 14900% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • TITAN RTX is ahead in 65 tests (94%)
  • there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.19 48.89
Recency 25 May 2010 18 December 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 280 Watt

GTX 480M has 180% lower power consumption.

TITAN RTX, on the other hand, has a 1066.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

The TITAN RTX 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 TITAN RTX is a desktop one.


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