GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon R9 M275

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon R9 M275, 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 R9 M275, check out specs charts below.

Radeon R9 M275 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M275 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 R9 M275 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon R9 M275
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M275 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M275.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M275 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M275 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 225 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M275 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 M275 is 2652 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 12−14
medium / 1080p 24−27 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 325% more, than Radeon R9 M275.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon R9 M275
Architecture Fermi GCN
Code name GF100 Venus
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 1 August 2014
Pipelines 480 640
Core clock speed 700 MHz 925 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 37.00
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 1,184 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 64 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
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 122 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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