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    GeForce GTX 480M vs Radeon R9 M280X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M280X, 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 480M stacks up against Radeon R9 M280X, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon R9 M280X are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or Radeon R9 M280X here:

    GeForce GTX 480M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M280X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M Radeon R9 M280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M280X is 50 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M.
    • GeForce GTX 480M is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 10−11 2−3
    ultra / 1080p 6−7 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 14−16
    medium / 1080p 12−14 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 480M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 160% more, than Radeon R9 M280X.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M Radeon R9 M280X
    Architecture Fermi GCN
    Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Saturn XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 25 May 2010 1 February 2015
    Pipelines 352 896
    Core clock speed 850 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 3,100 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.7 billion/sec 61.60
    Floating-point performance 598.4 gflops 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 API
    Shader Model 5.1 6.3
    OpenGL 4.5 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 Not Listed
    SLI options +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Laptop size large large
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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