GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Radeon HD 6930

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Radeon HD 6930. 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 480M SLI and Radeon HD 6930. 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.

GeForce GTX 480M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 480M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 480M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M SLI Radeon HD 6930
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 186 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6930 has 86% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6930.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6930 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6930 - with TeraScale 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 325 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Radeon HD 6930 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 6930 is 3600 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 20−22 10−12
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than Radeon HD 6930.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M SLI Radeon HD 6930
Architecture Fermi TeraScale 3
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 25 May 2010 1 December 2011
Pipelines 704 1280
Core clock speed 425 MHz 750 MHz
Transistor count 6000 Million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 60.00
Floating-point performance 1,920.0 gflops
Length 220 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.0
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan N/A
Laptop size large
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