GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon Pro Vega 16

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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 Radeon Pro Vega 16. 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.

Radeon Pro Vega 16 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon Pro Vega 16 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 Vega 16 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 HBM2
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 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 Vega 16.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon Pro Vega 16.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - with Vega.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon Pro Vega 16 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon Pro Vega 16 is 552 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 24−27
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 6−7 9−10
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 45−50
medium / 1080p 24−27 30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Pro Vega 16 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 480.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon Pro Vega 16
Architecture Fermi Vega
Code name GF100 Vega Mobile
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 December 2010 15 November 2018
Pipelines 480 1024
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1190 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 76.16
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 1024 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 2400 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 307.2 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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
Laptop size large
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