480M SLI vs 980 Ti

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Combined performance score

GTX 980 Ti
35.66
+454%

980 Ti outperforms 480M SLI by 454% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking129536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.143.99
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM200N11E-GTX-A3
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date2 June 2015 (8 years old)25 May 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$1195 (1.8x MSRP)$149
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 4% better value for money than GTX 480M SLI.

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 cores2816704
CUDA cores2816no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz425 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million6000 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate176 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance6,060 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 480M 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pinno data
SLI options+no data

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 amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2no data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)11
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.5no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA+no data

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 980 Ti 35.66
+454%
GTX 480M SLI 6.44

980 Ti outperforms 480M SLI by 454% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 980 Ti 48631
+195%
GTX 480M SLI 16500

980 Ti outperforms 480M SLI by 195% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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 980 Ti 23057
+445%
GTX 480M SLI 4229

980 Ti outperforms 480M SLI by 445% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p300−350
+392%
61
−392%
Full HD101
+46.4%
69
−46.4%
1440p49
+513%
8−9
−513%
4K50
+456%
9−10
−456%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+400%
12−14
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+675%
8−9
−675%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+405%
21−24
−405%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+411%
18−20
−411%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+507%
14−16
−507%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+450%
16−18
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+405%
21−24
−405%
Hitman 3 110−120
+653%
14−16
−653%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+492%
12−14
−492%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+467%
14−16
−467%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+570%
10−11
−570%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+400%
12−14
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+675%
8−9
−675%
Battlefield 5 100−110
+405%
21−24
−405%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+100%
18−20
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry 5 90−95
+507%
14−16
−507%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+450%
16−18
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+405%
21−24
−405%
Hitman 3 110−120
+653%
14−16
−653%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+492%
12−14
−492%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+600%
9−10
−600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+375%
12−14
−375%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 33
+120%
14−16
−120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+577%
12−14
−577%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+570%
10−11
−570%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+254%
12−14
−254%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+675%
8−9
−675%
Battlefield 5 94
+348%
21−24
−348%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+520%
10−11
−520%
Far Cry 5 77
+413%
14−16
−413%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+450%
16−18
−450%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+227%
21−24
−227%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+354%
12−14
−354%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+570%
10−11
−570%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 54
+440%
10−11
−440%
Hitman 3 65−70
+550%
10−11
−550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+277%
12−14
−277%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+660%
5−6
−660%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+600%
4−5
−600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+478%
9−10
−478%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+680%
5−6
−680%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+3800%
1−2
−3800%
Battlefield 5 75−80
+1420%
5−6
−1420%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+800%
3−4
−800%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+550%
10−11
−550%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+750%
8−9
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+650%
10−11
−650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+717%
6−7
−717%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 32
+700%
4−5
−700%
Hitman 3 35−40
+483%
6−7
−483%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+225%
8−9
−225%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+1050%
2−3
−1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+1367%
3−4
−1367%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+500%
3−4
−500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+633%
3−4
−633%
Battlefield 5 40
+1900%
2−3
−1900%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry 5 30
+400%
6−7
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+600%
6−7
−600%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and GTX 480M SLI compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 392% faster than GTX 480M SLI

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 46.4% faster than GTX 480M SLI

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 513% faster than GTX 480M SLI

4K resolution:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 456% faster than GTX 480M SLI

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 980 Ti is 3800% faster than the GTX 480M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 980 Ti surpassed GTX 480M SLI in all 68 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 35.66 6.44
Recency 2 June 2015 25 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 480M 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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