GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon PRO WX 3100

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon PRO WX 3100. 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 480 and Radeon PRO WX 3100. 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.

Radeon PRO WX 3100 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon PRO WX 3100 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 PRO WX 3100 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon PRO WX 3100
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 65 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 284% more power consumption, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon PRO WX 3100 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon PRO WX 3100 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon PRO WX 3100 - with Polaris.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon PRO WX 3100 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon PRO WX 3100 is 4152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 14−16
ultra / 1080p 12−14 8−9
QHD / 1440p 6−7 3−4
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 27−30
medium / 1080p 24−27 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 57% more, than Radeon PRO WX 3100.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon PRO WX 3100
Architecture Fermi Polaris
Code name GF100 Polaris 12
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 7 December 2010 21 March 2017
Pipelines 480 512
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 39.01
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 1,248 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
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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