Nvidia GeForce GTX 480

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 480
Fermi
Architecture
High-end
Product Tier
480
Shader Cores
48
ROPs
60
TMUs
No RT
Ray Tracing
1.5 GB
Memory
GDDR5
Memory Type
177.4 GB/s
Bandwidth
250 W
TDP
GPU Snapshot
Release date:Mar 26, 2010Price at Launch:$499
Type:DesktopArchitecture:Fermi
Generation:GeForce GTX 400 seriesProduct Tier:High-end
VRAM Capacity:1.5 GBTotal Board Power:250 W
Core Configuration
Shader Cores:480TMUs:60
ROPs:48L2 Cache:768 KB
Memory
VRAM Capacity:1.5 GBMemory Type:GDDR5
Memory Speed:3.7 GbpsMemory Bus:384-bit
Bandwidth:177.4 GB/s
Graphics Processing
Base Clock:701 MHzFP32 Throughput:1.345 TFLOPs
Ray Tracing:NoProcess Size:40nm
Process Name:TSMC 40nmDie Size:529 mm²
Power & Connectivity
Total Board Power:250 WPower Connectors:1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Bus Interface:PCIe 2.0 x16HDMI Support:HDMI 1.3a
DSC:NoMax Displays:2
Media & Software Support
DirectX Support:12Shader Model:5.1
OpenGL Version:4.6

Reviews and Ratings

82

Average Score

Based on 19 reviews

Reviewers Liked

  • Breathtaking visual effects rendering thanks to Fermi and DirectX 11 technology
  • Untouchable singleGPU performance, 3D Gaming
  • Fastest singleunit DX11 graphics accelerator available, Best pricetoperformance cost ratio, GF100 Introduces Error Correcting Code (ECC), Outstanding performance for ultra highend games, Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case, Includes native HD
  • Fastest single GPU card todate, DirectX 11 support, Substantial performance improvements in DirectX 11, GDDR5 memory, Software voltage control seems possible, Native HDMI output, Support for NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround, Support for CUDA, PhysX and 3D Vision
  • Most Powerful GPU on the Market, High-Resolution Gaming with PhysX, Support for more DirectX 11 features than the competition, Black Chrome Heatsink, 3D Vision Gaming across 3 Monitors, Surround Gaming up to 3 Monitors, 3D gaming at 1080p
  • Ultra High Performance, Redesigned Core, 3DSurround/Surround, Handles AA/AF like it's not there, Stable Drivers (
  • Fast performance. Supports DirectX 11. Enables 3D Vision Surround with appropriate hardware
  • Superb performance; DirectX 11 support; works with 3D Vision; supports physics, computation acceleration

Reviewers Didn't Like

  • Runs hotter and louder than the competition
  • Costly to own and run, Powerhungry, Runs incredibly hot
  • Consumes 52W at idle and 370W under full load, Extremely hot under normal operation, Very expensive premiumlevel product, Cooling fan is audible under load
  • High power draw, Noisy cooler, High temperatures, Fairly high price, Paper launch, High temperatures and power draw makes SLI and triple SLI difficult, Limited availability, Only 480 shaders, DirectX 11 won't be relevant for quite a while
  • Huge power usage, Extremely hot, Higher price than the competition, Flagship product without the full 512 Cores, Needing a set of GTX 480/470 in SLI to use the Surround gaming options
  • Umption
  • Expensive. Power-hungry. Does not markedly outperform competing cards
  • Blocks adjacent slot; loud under load; requires eight- and six-pin PCIe power connectors and robust power supply

By all accounts the GeForce GTX 480 is not the beast we were hoping it would be. It's main competitor, the Radeon HD 5870 is no slouch, so beating it in almost every test is a real accomplishment, however in many cases it wasn't a great deal...

By TechSpot on
75

With aftermarket cooling systems you could probably negate the...

By TopTenREVIEWS on
82

An alternative for DX11, but not a huge...

By Atomic MPC on
60

Nvidia’s long anticipated enthusiast graphics card, the GeForce GTX 480, has finally arrived at the DirectX 11 ball. ATI has been strutting its stuff since last September, but if Fermi makes...

By ComputerPowerUser on
80

The card at a glance Zotac supplied us with test model of their GeForce GTX 480 1.5 GB. The Zotac model mirrors the NVIDIA stock design, with the only difference being the Zotac sticker. The double decker fan cooling system is very noisy. There are...

By DigitalVersus on
70

All things considered, there's a lot to like here. The Fermi architecture has a lot to offer, particularly where anti-aliasing or tessellation are concerned. The 5870 does have a considerable advantage over the nVidia GeForce GTX 480 in a number of...

By PC Advisor on
60

A Fermi GPU. Click to enlargeHaving waited over six months for Nvidia to deliver a DirectX 11 graphics card we can’t help but feel shocked by the GeForce GTX 480. While offering performance superior to the HD 5870 in some situations, most notably ...

By Bit-tech.net on
80

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 is indeed the fastest single GPU graphics card in the world. The air of relief is palpable as the great and the good of Nvidia gather beside this latest graphical opus in its downtown Paris office.The relief is not just our...

By TechRadar on
80

Technically, the GeForce GTX 480 is an evolutionary step above the GT200. It adds more hardware and gets a few internal tweaks here and there to make it for suitable for HPC computing purposes and to better handle the latest DirectX 11 games.Looking...

By HardwareZone.com on
90

So there we have it, the GeForce GTX 480 is finally here and with it comes a very complex decision for consumers to make. In terms of build quality the GTX 480 is as good as any card NVIDIA have released in recent times, if not slightly better. It...

By HardwareHeaven on
82

The first comparable thing to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 that comes to the mind are the powerful yet gas-guzzling SUVs that are used for cross-country drives with heavy loads, comfortably. Often stereotyped with fuel-inefficiency, those vehicles...

By techPowerUp! on
92

Yes, you are reading this right. NVIDIA has finally released their long awaited next generation video card that moves away from the previous architecture. The GeForce GTX 480 is their high end GF100 card making it their most powerful video card...

By Gaming Nexus on
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