GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon HD 7850

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 7850, 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 Radeon HD 7850, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon HD 7850
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	225 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTX 480 has 11% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7850.
GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7850 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
GeForce GTX 480 has 1534 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7850.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7850 - with GCN 1.0.
GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7850 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7850 is 200 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 480.
Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 648 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7850.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	18−20
ultra / 1080p	12−14	10−12
QHD / 1440p	6−7	5−6
4K / 2160p	5−6	4−5
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 11% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−33
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
QHD / 1440p	12−14	10−11
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
low / 720p	65−70	60−65
medium / 1080p	35−40	30−35
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Battlefield 5 is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	220−230
medium / 768p	200−210	190−200
ultra / 1080p	120−130	110−120
QHD / 1440p	90−95	80−85
4K / 2160p	50−55	40−45
high / 768p	170−180	160−170
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 7% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	45−50
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	75−80
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Dota 2 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	24−27	21−24
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	18−20
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Far Cry 5 is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	21−24
QHD / 1440p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	120−130	110−120
medium / 1080p	70−75	65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Fortnite is 8% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	35−40	30−35
ultra / 1080p	27−30	24−27
QHD / 1440p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	40−45	35−40
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Forza Horizon 4 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	100−110	100−105
medium / 768p	95−100	90−95
high / 1080p	40−45	35−40
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
QHD / 1440p	7−8	6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Grand Theft Auto V is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	−
4K / 2160p	3−4	2−3
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	18−20	16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Metro Exodus is 13% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Minecraft is 4% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	65−70
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
high / 1080p	16−18	14−16
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	2−3	1−2
4K / 2160p	1−2	0−1
low / 720p	40−45	35−40
medium / 1080p	21−24	20−22
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 11% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	75−80	70−75
medium / 768p	45−50	40−45
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	7−8
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 6% more, than Radeon HD 7850.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon HD 7850 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon HD 7850
Architecture	Fermi	GCN 1.0
Code name	GF100	Pitcairn
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 December 2010	5 March 2012
Pipelines	480	1024
Core clock speed	700 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	55.04
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops	1,761 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)	210 mm
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	153.6 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
CUDA	+
FreeSync		+
CUDA cores	480
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	PCIe 2.1 x16
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	249 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		12.5 Mh/s
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GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon HD 7850

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