Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire vs GeForce GTX 480

Place in performance ranking	395	447
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	1.27	7.09
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	GF100	Blackcomb XT
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data
Current price	$15.99 (0x MSRP)	$170

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6970M Crossfire has 458% 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 cores	480	1920
CUDA cores	480	no data
Core clock speed	700 MHz	680 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	no data
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops	no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 size	no data	large
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	no 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2x2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	no 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 Connectors	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI	no data
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.2	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no 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 480 10.59
+17.7%

HD 6970M Crossfire 9.00

GeForce GTX 480 outperforms Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire by 18% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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

HD 6970M Crossfire 5542
+10.5%

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire outperforms GeForce GTX 480 by 11% 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:

900p	110−120 +17%	94 −17%
Full HD	120−130 +17.6%	102 −17.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

16−18
+14.3%

14−16

−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +15.6%	30−35 −15.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +15.6%	30−35 −15.6%
Hitman 3	27−30 +17.4%	21−24 −17.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Metro Exodus	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +15.8%	18−20 −15.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Battlefield 5	35−40 +20%	30−33 −20%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +22.7%	21−24 −22.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +16.7%	24−27 −16.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +15.6%	30−35 −15.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +22.2%	18−20 −22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +26.7%	14−16 −26.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Hitman 3	16−18 +14.3%	14−16 −14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +6.7%	14−16 −6.7%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +21.4%	14−16 −21.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +28.6%	14−16 −28.6%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +18.8%	16−18 −18.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +16.7%	6−7 −16.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 +25%	8−9 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%