GeForce GTX 480M vs Radeon HD 5970
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon HD 5970, 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 stacks up against Radeon HD 5970, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 5970
GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 480M | Radeon HD 5970 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 294 Watt |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort |
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- Radeon HD 5970 has 194% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M.
- GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5970 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce GTX 480M has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5970.
- GeForce GTX 480M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5970 - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 5970 - with TeraScale 2.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480M is 125 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5970.
- GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon HD 5970 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5970 is 2800 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Battlefield 5 is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon HD 5970 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 170−180 | 180−190 |
| medium / 768p | 140−150 | 150−160 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 75−80 |
| QHD / 1440p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| 4K / 2160p | 30−33 | 30−33 |
| high / 768p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 27−30 | 30−33 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Dota 2 is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| low / 720p | 27−30 | 30−33 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Far Cry 5 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 75−80 | 80−85 |
| medium / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Fortnite is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 16−18 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 10% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| 4K / 2160p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| medium / 1080p | 95−100 | 100−105 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Minecraft is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 20−22 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| low / 720p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 20−22 | 21−24 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 12% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 18−20 | 21−24 |
| medium / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 7% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 35−40 | 40−45 |
| medium / 768p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| high / 1080p | 12−14 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 11% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 50−55 | 55−60 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| high / 768p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 5970 in World of Tanks is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 480M. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 480M | Radeon HD 5970 | |
| Architecture | Fermi | TeraScale 2 |
| Code name | N11E-GTX-A3 | Hemlock |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 May 2010 | 18 November 2009 |
| Pipelines | 352 | 1600 |
| Core clock speed | 850 MHz | 725 MHz |
| Transistor count | 3,100 million | 2,154 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 18.7 billion/sec | 58.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 598.4 gflops | 2x 2,320.0 gflops |
| Length | 305 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 128.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 API | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | |
| SLI options | + | |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | |
| Laptop size | large | |
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