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GeForce GTX 480 Review

GeForce GTX 480 is a high-end GFX based on the 40nm Fermi architecture.
It's based on the Fermi GF100 Core and offers 480 Shader Processing Units, 60 TMUs and 48 ROPs. The central unit runs at 700MHz and the memory clock operates at 924MHz.
Its gaming performance is still outstanding. GeForce GTX 480 was the fastest single GPU available until the high-end GPUs of the 500 Series were released.
Most modern demanding games will run at the highest settings using a 1080p resolution. However, some will require reduced settings to be played optimally.
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GeForce GTX 480 Performance Specification

Core Speed

Architecture

Memory

Memory Speed

Memory Bus

Memory Type

Memory Bandwidth

Technology

TMUs

Texture Rate

ROPs

Pixel Rate

Shader
Processing Units

Direct X

Shader

Open GL

Resolution (WxH)

Max Power

PSU

GPU Details

700 MHz

Fermi GF100

1536 MB

924 MHz

384 Bit

GDDR5

177.4GB/sec

40nm

42 GTexel/s

33.6 GPixel/s

480

DX 11

5.0

4.1

2560x1600

250 Watts

600 Watt & 42 Amps

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Dedicated

Integrated

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

Best CPU Match

Best RAM Match

Best Screen Size

GPU Upgrade

Approved

GD Value

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GPU Features

No the GeForce GTX 480 graphics card is NOT a laptop and notebook GPU

Yes the GeForce GTX 480 graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Yes the GeForce GTX 480 graphics card is a dedicated GPU

No the GeForce GTX 480 graphics card is NOT an integrated GPU

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Avg. User ScoreGD Rating

8.0

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GeForce GTX 480 GPU Variants

GeForce GTX 480 SLI

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DARKSIDE743

17:02 May-04-2013

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i have A geforce GT430 and i want to buy the GTX480 what is the price of this graphic card??

vedajanitra

18:51 May-04-2013

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around 400 $ in my country, but your cpu is going to bottlenecked this GPU. Beside, it's better to upgrade to the GTX 6xx or HD 7xxx series rather than this one. This one is 2 Gen's old and it consume much power.

DARKSIDE743

12:57 May-09-2013

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whooo 400$ i thinked that the gtx 480 price is 200$ 0_0
Thanks for help :)

vedajanitra

13:01 May-09-2013

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yeah, old high end card still costs like hell in my country :P you're welcome !

numankaraaslan

19:56 Apr-07-2013

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Core i5-2500 3.3GHz

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Radeon HD 6950 oc: 10%

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%0 better :DD Look on the bright side, right ? :D

38fanda

21:23 Apr-20-2013

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should be 2% worse

saad123123123

17:22 Apr-06-2013

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Core i5-3450 Quad 3.1GHz oc: 25%

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GeForce GTX 650 Ti WindForce 2X 2GB Edition oc: 20%

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sucks a lot of power . so hd 7850 is better
the difference is little bit

neyony345

07:40 Apr-22-2013

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The HD7850 is better in terms of power consumption, heat, and overclockability. When it is overclocked 10-20%, it will beat the 480 in benchmarks.

ADRYAN

14:10 Feb-23-2013

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2% faster than my craphics card???????

deviljin369

14:28 Feb-23-2013

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yeah, it was the flagship model of the 400 series.

Pip

16:48 Feb-23-2013

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1024 x 768
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Yeap. Really good GPU.

diogon

18:40 Apr-01-2013

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lol crapics card

darkass

06:07 Feb-03-2013

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can i run this on my CPU ?
P.S sorry for my English iam not native speaker

Karmander

10:06 Feb-03-2013

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Your CPU is not a problem, bro. But you should upgrade your RAM and check if your PSU can afford this power hungry little beast :)

darkass

10:16 Feb-03-2013

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i have untkey 600w psu can i run this beast ? thanks you

Karmander

10:20 Feb-03-2013

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That depends from amperage on 12V rail, 45A is the least possible. Plus, is best your PSU is 80+ certified :)

mydreamrigmaza90210

12:40 Apr-06-2013

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also your English is fine

AkstaxD

16:22 Oct-25-2012

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I bought the cooler: Artic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II, and my gtx 480 runs better than the gtx 570 in all benchmarks i have checked. I run in stock clocks and my max temp is 59C after 6 hours of Battlefield 3 with all maxed out 1080P! I love this card :D

Malcolm90210

11:08 Oct-22-2012

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How in GOD'S name this GPU can be ranked 7? Is GD gone crazy?

KeepHatingMe

11:36 Jan-11-2013

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Its 10 btw :)

guccikim

02:26 Oct-14-2012

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Ahh, yes, Nvidia's micro-BBQ-oven for those campers.
480 was the one of the best GFX but its temp & heat @ full load kinda damaged it's rep

Izzy87

22:46 Sep-29-2012

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How is it possible that this is a great card and can be found for around 190$ but has this ratings? this is a real bang for the buck and a real monster card yeah sure it may be from the 400 series but still a top of the line could someone explain me what's wrong with this card?
Perform 7.7
Lifespan 8.2
Value 7.7
Overall 7.8

267267123

20:19 Sep-03-2012

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This. Card. Is. Awesome. I have been a long-time AMD fanboy because of their cards with excellent value, though maybe not better performance at the higher end. Now, I have opened up my world to Nvidia at the mid-high end. If you can handle an extra 250 watts, this is for you. I plan on setting up SLI with these, though it will be a squeeze with my PSU. $190 on Amazon a few days ago. 50+ frames in Crysis on medium. Murders any online games.

alt639

20:21 Sep-03-2012

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According to Nvidia, you can run Crysis on Very High settings with this card, just don't use AA to keep it smooth.

267267123

20:26 Sep-03-2012

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Ever since my first "high-end" card, I've never settled for any less than 4x AA. I even turn down textures to get rid of jaggies. I wish I could get the AA craze out of myself.

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