GeForce GTX 480M vs GTX 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M and GeForce GTX 480M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.86
+135%

GTX 780M outperforms GTX 480M by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking453681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.592.90
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date11 May 2013 (11 years ago)25 May 2010 (14 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 cores1536352
Core clock speed823 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate102.018.70
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS0.5984 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12844

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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s76.8 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 outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.5
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 780M 9.86
+135%
GTX 480M 4.19

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 780M 3804
+135%
GTX 480M 1617

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 780M 7777
+256%
GTX 480M 2185

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 780M 26827
+202%
GTX 480M 8872

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:

900p75−80
+127%
33
−127%
Full HD63
+61.5%
39
−61.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+164%
24−27
−164%
Hitman 3 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+46.5%
40−45
−46.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+210%
10−11
−210%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+164%
24−27
−164%
Hitman 3 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+300%
8−9
−300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+46.5%
40−45
−46.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+400%
3−4
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+122%
9−10
−122%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+156%
9−10
−156%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+164%
24−27
−164%
Hitman 3 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+96.4%
27−30
−96.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+106%
16−18
−106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+46.5%
40−45
−46.5%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+633%
6−7
−633%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Metro Exodus 14−16 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+142%
24−27
−142%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Hitman 3 6−7 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+4200%
1−2
−4200%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+300%
3−4
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how GTX 780M and GTX 480M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780M is 127% faster in 900p
  • GTX 780M is 62% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 780M is 4200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 780M surpassed GTX 480M in all 65 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.86 4.19
Recency 11 May 2013 25 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 100 Watt

GTX 780M has a 135.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 480M, on the other hand, has 22% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M in performance tests.


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