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    GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs GeForce GTX 960M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M SLI and GeForce GTX 960M, 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 480M SLI stacks up against GeForce GTX 960M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 480M SLI and GeForce GTX 960M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 480M SLI and GeForce GTX 960M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 GeForce GTX 480M SLI or GeForce GTX 960M here:

    GeForce GTX 480M SLI Laptops
    GeForce GTX 960M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M SLI GeForce GTX 960M
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0)
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI and GeForce GTX 960M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce GTX 960M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 671 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 960M - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 1300 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 18−20
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
    4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
    low / 720p 30−35 35−40
    medium / 1080p 20−22 21−24
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M SLI GeForce GTX 960M
    Architecture Fermi Maxwell
    Code name N11E-GTX-A3 N16P-GX
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 25 May 2010 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 704 640
    Core clock speed 425 MHz 1096 MHz
    Boost Clock 1202 MHz
    Transistor count 6000 Million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 47.04
    Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126
    CUDA +
    CUDA cores 640
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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