GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon R9 Fury

Place in the ranking	228	432
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.63	1.56
Power efficiency	6.22	2.95
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Fiji	GF100
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	10 July 2015 (9 years ago)	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

R9 Fury has 389% better value for money than GTX 480.

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 cores	3584	480
Compute units	56	no data
Core clock speed	no data	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,900 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	224.0	42.06
Floating-point processing power	7.168 TFLOPS	1.345 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	224	60

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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	-	+
Bridgeless CrossFire	+	-

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 type	High Bandwidth Memory (HBM)	GDDR5
High bandwidth memory (HBM)	+	no data
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	512 GB/s	177.4 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
Eyefinity	+	-
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
DisplayPort support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	+	-
CrossFire	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
LiquidVR	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TressFX	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-
DDMA audio	+	no data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
Mantle	+	-
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.

R9 Fury 23.19
+132%

GTX 480 9.99

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.

R9 Fury 9555
+132%

GTX 480 4119

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.

R9 Fury 17543
+250%

GTX 480 5014

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.

R9 Fury 14580
+299%

GTX 480 3650

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 HD	89 +154%	35−40 −154%
1440p	97 +143%	40−45 −143%
4K	49 +133%	21−24 −133%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	6.17 +131%	14.26 −131%
1440p	5.66 +120%	12.48 −120%
4K	11.20 +112%	23.76 −112%

R9 Fury has 131% lower cost per frame in 1080p
R9 Fury has 120% lower cost per frame in 1440p
R9 Fury has 112% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +117%	35−40 −117%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +153%	40−45 −153%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +124%	27−30 −124%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +92.9%	27−30 −92.9%
Valorant	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +117%	35−40 −117%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Dota 2	85−90 +121%	35−40 −121%
Far Cry 5	75−80 +76.7%	40−45 −76.7%
Fortnite	120−130 +102%	60−65 −102%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +153%	40−45 −153%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 +124%	35−40 −124%
Metro Exodus	65−70 +124%	27−30 −124%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +90.2%	80−85 −90.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +92.9%	27−30 −92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 +138%	30−35 −138%
Valorant	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%
World of Tanks	268 +76.3%	150−160 −76.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +117%	35−40 −117%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +156%	18−20 −156%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 +143%	21−24 −143%
Dota 2	130 +233%	35−40 −233%
Far Cry 5	101 +135%	40−45 −135%
Forza Horizon 4	100−110 +153%	40−45 −153%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	150−160 +90.2%	80−85 −90.2%
Valorant	100−105 +138%	40−45 −138%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	40−45 +200%	14−16 −200%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 +180%	14−16 −180%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +237%	50−55 −237%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +156%	9−10 −156%
World of Tanks	158 +108%	75−80 −108%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +138%	21−24 −138%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +200%	24−27 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 +164%	24−27 −164%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +171%	21−24 −171%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +164%	14−16 −164%
Valorant	65−70 +158%	24−27 −158%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Dota 2	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
Grand Theft Auto V	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +217%	6−7 −217%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75−80 +145%	30−35 −145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +129%	7−8 −129%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	47 +124%	21−24 −124%
World of Tanks	109 +142%	45−50 −142%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	24−27 +189%	9−10 −189%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +100%	6−7 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Dota 2	102 +386%	21−24 −386%
Far Cry 5	38 +192%	12−14 −192%
Fortnite	35 +218%	10−12 −218%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +171%	14−16 −171%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%
Valorant	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%

This is how R9 Fury and GTX 480 compete in popular games:

R9 Fury is 154% faster in 1080p
R9 Fury is 143% faster in 1440p
R9 Fury is 133% faster in 4K

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

in Dota 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 Fury is 386% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, R9 Fury surpassed GTX 480 in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.19	9.99
Recency	10 July 2015	26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	275 Watt	250 Watt

R9 Fury has a 132.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 480, on the other hand, has 10% lower power consumption.

The Radeon R9 Fury is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.