GeForce GTX 480 vs Quadro FX 4800
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro FX 4800, 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 Quadro FX 4800, check out specs charts below.
Quadro FX 4800
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 480
Quadro FX 4800
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
150 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
1536 MB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 480 has 66% more power consumption, than Quadro FX 4800.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro FX 4800 have maximum RAM of 1536 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 4800 - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 98 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 4800 - by 55 nm process technology.
Quadro FX 4800 is 257 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 248 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 4800.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
2−3
ultra / 1080p
12−14
0−1
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 400% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
30−35
−
ultra / 1080p
27−30
4−5
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
65−70
14−16
medium / 1080p
35−40
5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Battlefield 5 is 450% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro FX 4800 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
120−130
medium / 768p
200−210
90−95
ultra / 1080p
120−130
35−40
QHD / 1440p
90−95
21−24
4K / 2160p
50−55
16−18
high / 768p
170−180
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 145% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
60−65
65−70
ultra / 1080p
50−55
18−20
medium / 1080p
55−60
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 29% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
120−130
75−80
medium / 768p
100−110
45−50
ultra / 1080p
80−85
20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Dota 2 is 116% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
24−27
2−3
ultra / 1080p
21−24
2−3
QHD / 1440p
18−20
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
2−3
low / 720p
50−55
10−11
medium / 1080p
27−30
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Far Cry 5 is 575% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
30−35
10−11
ultra / 1080p
24−27
5−6
QHD / 1440p
16−18
3−4
low / 720p
120−130
50−55
medium / 1080p
70−75
10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Fortnite is 237% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
35−40
5−6
ultra / 1080p
27−30
−
QHD / 1440p
14−16
3−4
4K / 2160p
12−14
2−3
low / 720p
70−75
16−18
medium / 1080p
40−45
8−9
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Forza Horizon 4 is 414% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
100−110
45−50
medium / 768p
95−100
−
high / 1080p
40−45
4−5
ultra / 1080p
16−18
2−3
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
12−14
1−2
ultra / 1080p
10−11
0−1
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
4−5
medium / 1080p
18−20
3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Metro Exodus is 700% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
120−130
90−95
high / 1080p
−
80−85
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
110−120
85−90
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Minecraft is 33% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
12−14
low / 720p
70−75
27−30
medium / 1080p
18−20
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 94% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
high / 1080p
16−18
−
ultra / 1080p
10−11
−
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
6−7
medium / 1080p
21−24
−
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 600% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
75−80
9−10
medium / 768p
45−50
8−9
high / 1080p
24−27
4−5
ultra / 1080p
14−16
3−4
4K / 2160p
8−9
1−2
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 580% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
low / 768p
90−95
70−75
medium / 768p
60−65
35−40
ultra / 1080p
40−45
12−14
high / 768p
55−60
30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in World of Tanks is 65% more, than Quadro FX 4800.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 480
Quadro FX 4800
Architecture
Fermi
Tesla 2.0
Code name
GF100
GT200B
Type
Desktop
Workstation
Release date
7 December 2010
11 November 2008
Pipelines
480
192
Core clock speed
700 MHz
602 MHz
Transistor count
3,100 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
42 billion/sec
38.53
Floating-point performance
1,345.0 gflops
462.3 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
267 mm
Memory bus width
384 Bit
384 Bit
Memory clock speed
1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth
177.4 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (11_0)
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
5.1
4.0
OpenGL
4.2
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
1.3
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
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117 Mh/s
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