GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon HD 5850
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 5850, 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 GTX 480 stacks up against Radeon HD 5850, check out specs charts below.
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 480
Radeon HD 5850
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
151 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 480 has 65% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 480 has 1535 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5850 - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 25 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 5850 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 5850 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5850 is 152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
9−10
ultra / 1080p
12−14
5−6
QHD / 1440p
6−7
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
21−24
medium / 1080p
24−27
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
30−35
16−18
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
65−70
30−35
medium / 1080p
35−40
16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Battlefield 5 is 105% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
230−240
160−170
medium / 768p
200−210
130−140
ultra / 1080p
120−130
65−70
QHD / 1440p
90−95
40−45
4K / 2160p
50−55
27−30
high / 768p
170−180
100−110
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 63% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
50−55
27−30
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
medium / 768p
100−110
70−75
ultra / 1080p
80−85
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Dota 2 is 48% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
24−27
10−12
ultra / 1080p
21−24
10−11
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
4−5
low / 720p
50−55
24−27
medium / 1080p
27−30
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Far Cry 5 is 125% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
30−35
18−20
ultra / 1080p
24−27
12−14
QHD / 1440p
16−18
−
low / 720p
120−130
70−75
medium / 1080p
70−75
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Fortnite is 85% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
35−40
16−18
ultra / 1080p
27−30
14−16
QHD / 1440p
14−16
4−5
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
70−75
35−40
medium / 1080p
40−45
18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Forza Horizon 4 is 116% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
100−110
65−70
medium / 768p
95−100
55−60
high / 1080p
40−45
18−20
ultra / 1080p
16−18
8−9
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Grand Theft Auto V is 71% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
12−14
6−7
ultra / 1080p
10−11
4−5
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
1−2
low / 720p
40−45
18−20
medium / 1080p
18−20
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Metro Exodus is 112% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
110−120
95−100
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Minecraft is 18% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 34% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
high / 1080p
16−18
12−14
ultra / 1080p
10−11
8−9
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
18−20
medium / 1080p
21−24
12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 76% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
75−80
35−40
medium / 768p
45−50
21−24
high / 1080p
24−27
12−14
ultra / 1080p
14−16
8−9
4K / 2160p
8−9
7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
50−55
ultra / 1080p
40−45
24−27
high / 768p
55−60
40−45
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in World of Tanks is 18% more, than Radeon HD 5850.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 480
Radeon HD 5850
Architecture
Fermi
Terascale 2
Code name
GF100
Cypress
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
7 December 2010
30 September 2009
Pipelines
480
1440
Core clock speed
700 MHz
725 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
42 billion/sec
52.20
Floating-point performance
1,345.0 gflops
2,088.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
241 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
177.4 GB/s
128.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
5.1
5.0
OpenGL
4.2
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
117 Mh/s
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