GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge

When choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge 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 R5 Bristol Ridge here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 12-45 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1983% more power consumption, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 3−4
ultra / 1080p 12−14 1−2
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 14−16
medium / 1080p 24−27 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 316% more, than Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon R5 Bristol Ridge
Architecture Fermi GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name GF100 Bristol Ridge
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 1 June 2016
Pipelines 480 384
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 800 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 3100 Million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 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 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (11_0) DirectX 12 (FL 12_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 medium sized
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