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    GeForce GTX 480M vs Radeon HD 7970

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon HD 7970. 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 and Radeon HD 7970. 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.
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    GeForce GTX 480M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce GTX 480M 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 here:

    GeForce GTX 480M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M Radeon HD 7970
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 300 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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    • Radeon HD 7970 has 200% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 480M.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon HD 7970 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 480M.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7970 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 175 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 21−24 60−65
    medium / 1080p 12−14 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 215% more, than GeForce GTX 480M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M Radeon HD 7970
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Tahiti XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 25 May 2010 22 December 2011
    Pipelines 352 2048
    Core clock speed 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 925 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 118.4
    Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 3,789 gflops
    Length 274 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 1375 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 264 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 2.1 x16
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 485 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 20.71 Mh/s
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