GeForce GTX 480M vs Radeon RX Vega 11
Aggregate performance score
Radeon RX Vega 11 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 574 | 648 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.73 | 1.53 |
| Architecture | Vega (2017−2021) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Vega Raven Ridge | N11E-GTX-A3 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) | 25 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $475 | $163 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 480M has 110% better value for money than RX Vega 11.
Detailed specifications
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 | 704 | 352 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 425 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1240 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,940 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 61.60 | 18.7 billion/sec |
| Floating-point performance | 1,760 gflops | 598.4 gflops |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on Radeon RX Vega 11 and GeForce GTX 480M 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 | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | IGP | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Width | IGP | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
| SLI options | no data | + |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1200 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 API |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| 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.
Radeon RX Vega 11 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
Radeon RX Vega 11 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by 31% in Passmark.
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%
Radeon RX Vega 11 outperforms GeForce GTX 480M by 151% 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 | 40−45
+21.2%
| 33
−21.2%
|
| Full HD | 28
−28.6%
| 36
+28.6%
|
| 4K | 12
+33.3%
| 9−10
−33.3%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 20
+186%
|
7−8
−186%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 23
+130%
|
10−11
−130%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 22
+57.1%
|
14−16
−57.1%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 25
+178%
|
9−10
−178%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 38
+153%
|
14−16
−153%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 33
+313%
|
8−9
−313%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 20
+33.3%
|
14−16
−33.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16
+129%
|
7−8
−129%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 14−16
+50%
|
10−11
−50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 17
+88.9%
|
9−10
−88.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35
+133%
|
14−16
−133%
|
| Hitman 3 | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16
+6.7%
|
14−16
−6.7%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14
+55.6%
|
9−10
−55.6%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 11
+57.1%
|
7−8
−57.1%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 12−14
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 14
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 29
+93.3%
|
14−16
−93.3%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 21−24
+15.8%
|
18−20
−15.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 16
+100%
|
8−9
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10
+11.1%
|
9−10
−11.1%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+36.4%
|
10−12
−36.4%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 8−9
+60%
|
5−6
−60%
|
| Hitman 3 | 5−6
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 3−4
+50%
|
2−3
−50%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 4−5
+100%
|
2−3
−100%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 8−9
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+25%
|
4−5
−25%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 17
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 3−4
+200%
|
1−2
−200%
|
| Hitman 3 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4
+300%
|
1−2
−300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 0−1 |
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 5
+150%
|
2−3
−150%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 8
+33.3%
|
6−7
−33.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12
+300%
|
3−4
−300%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 6−7
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Metro Exodus | 7−8
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 2−3
+100%
|
1−2
−100%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
This is how RX Vega 11 and GTX 480M compete in popular games:
- RX Vega 11 is 21% faster in 900p
- GTX 480M is 29% faster in 1080p
- RX Vega 11 is 33% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 11 is 313% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RX Vega 11 is ahead in 62 tests (95%)
- there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.49 | 4.18 |
| Recency | 26 October 2017 | 25 May 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
The Radeon RX Vega 11 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 11 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 480M 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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