GeForce GTX 480 vs Iris Xe MAX Graphics

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Iris Xe MAX Graphics, 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 Iris Xe MAX Graphics, check out specs charts below.

Iris Xe MAX Graphics is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Iris Xe MAX Graphics 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 Iris Xe MAX Graphics here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 LPDDR4x
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Iris Xe MAX Graphics.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - with Gen. 12 Xe.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Iris Xe MAX Graphics - by 10 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Iris Xe MAX Graphics is 2418 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Iris Xe MAX Graphics in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 480.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Iris Xe MAX Graphics
Architecture Fermi Gen. 12 Xe
Code name GF100 iDG1LPDEV
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 31 October 2020
Pipelines 480 96
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1650 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 10 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 4266 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12.1
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.2
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
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
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