GeForce GT 745A vs GeForce GTX 480

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GT 745A and GeForce GTX 480, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GT 745A stacks up against GeForce GTX 480, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GT 745A GeForce GTX 480
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • GeForce GT 745A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 480 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than GeForce GT 745A.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GT 745A is build with Kepler architecture, and GeForce GTX 480 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GT 745A is 137 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • GeForce GT 745A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 48 MHz higher, than GeForce GT 745A.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 2−3 21−24
ultra / 1080p 0−1 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 12−14 40−45
medium / 1080p 4−5 24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 400% more, than GeForce GT 745A.

Full Specs

  GeForce GT 745A GeForce GTX 480
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK107 GF100
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 August 2013 7 December 2010
Pipelines 384 480
Core clock speed 837 MHz 700 MHz
Boost Clock 915 MHz
Transistor count 1,270 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 29.28 42 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 642.8 gflops 1,345.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth 28.8 GB/s 177.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.2
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 3.0 +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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