GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2x2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 20 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
  • GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 948 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 40−45
medium / 1080p 24−27 24−27
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture Fermi Terascale 2
Code name GF100 Blackcomb XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 6 January 2011
Pipelines 480 1920
Core clock speed 700 MHz 680 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 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 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 900 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
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
Laptop size large
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