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    GeForce GTX 480 vs GeForce GTX 980

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 980. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 980. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 980
    Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 165 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin 2x 6-pins
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
    Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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    • GeForce GTX 480 has 51% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 980.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 980 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 980.
    • Both cards are used in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 980 - with Maxwell.
    • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 980 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Both graphics cards are the same length of 10 mm.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 1841 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 980.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 21−24 55−60
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 30−35
    4K / 2160p 5−6 18−20
    low / 720p 40−45 80−85
    medium / 1080p 24−27 65−70
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 157% more, than GeForce GTX 480.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 980
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name GF100 GM204
    Type Desktop Desktop
    Release date 7 December 2010 19 September 2014
    Pipelines 480 2048
    Core clock speed 700 MHz
    Boost Clock 1216 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 144 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 4,981 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 10.5" (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 7.0 GB/s
    Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 224 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.54 kh/s
    CUDA cores 480 2048
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) 4.376" (11.1 cm)
    SLI options + +
    Multi monitor support + 4 displays
    HDMI + +
    HDCP + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s 579 Mh/s
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.74 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.28 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 312.12 Sol/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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