GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Quadro FX 4800

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Quadro FX 4800. 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 Quadro FX 4800. 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 Quadro FX 4800
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video
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  • Quadro FX 4800 has 50% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
  • Quadro FX 4800 has 1532 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is used in Laptops, and Quadro FX 4800 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro FX 4800 - with Tesla 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 177 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro FX 4800 - by 55 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro FX 4800 is 400 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 2−3
ultra / 1080p 9−10 0−1
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 12−14
medium / 1080p 20−22 3−4
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 283% more, than Quadro FX 4800.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480M SLI Quadro FX 4800
Architecture Fermi Tesla 2.0
Code name N11E-GTX-A3 GT200B
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 25 May 2010 11 November 2008
Pipelines 704 192
Core clock speed 425 MHz 602 MHz
Transistor count 6000 Million 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 38.53
Floating-point performance 462.3 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 3.3
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 1.3
Laptop size large
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