765M SLI vs 480

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Combined performance score

GTX 480
10.58

General info

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

Place in performance ranking395394
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.2711.15
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF100no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years old)30 May 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data
Current price$15.99 (0x MSRP)$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 765M SLI has 778% better value for money than GTX 480.

Technical specs

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 cores4801536
CUDA cores480no data
Core clock speed700 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million2x 2540 Million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)295 Watt130 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate42 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance1,345.0 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 765M SLI compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 8-pinno data
SLI options++

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB2x 2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit2x 128 Bit
Memory clock speed1848 MHz (3696 data rate)4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.2no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 480 10.58
GTX 765M SLI 10.59
+0.1%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 480 5014
GTX 765M SLI 7944
+58.4%

765M SLI outperforms 480 by 58% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 480 3650
GTX 765M SLI 5073
+39%

765M SLI outperforms 480 by 39% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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:

Full HD70−75
−1.4%
71
+1.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how GTX 480 and GTX 765M SLI compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 765M SLI is 1.4% faster than GTX 480

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 68 tests (100%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.58 10.59
Recency 7 December 2010 30 May 2013
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 295 Watt 130 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 765M SLI. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 765M SLI is a notebook 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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