GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon Pro 555

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon Pro 555, 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 Pro 555, check out specs charts below.

Radeon Pro 555 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro 555 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon Pro 555 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon Pro 555
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 233% more power consumption, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro 555 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro 555.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro 555 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro 555 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 155 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro 555 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro 555 is 3232 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 16−18
ultra / 1080p 12−14 9−10
QHD / 1440p 6−7 4−5
4K / 2160p 5−6 4−5
low / 720p 40−45 30−35
medium / 1080p 24−27 20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 35% more, than Radeon Pro 555.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon Pro 555
Architecture Fermi Polaris
Code name GF100 Polaris 21
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 December 2010 5 June 2017
Pipelines 480 768
Core clock speed 700 MHz 855 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 40.80
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 1,306 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 5080 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 81.6 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
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
Laptop size large
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