GeForce GTX 480 vs Quadro M2000

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro M2000 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 480 will be the best choice, for others Quadro M2000 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 4x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 233% more power consumption, than Quadro M2000.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Quadro M2000.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 96 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro M2000 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Quadro M2000 is 191 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro M2000 is 4764 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
GeForce GTX 480 and Quadro M2000 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Quadro M2000
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF100 GM206
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 7 December 2010 8 April 2016
Pipelines 480 768
Core clock speed 700 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 55.82
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm) 201 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
Shader Model 5.1 5
OpenGL 4.2 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 5.2
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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3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
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