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    GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Radeon R9 M390X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Radeon R9 M390X. 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 SLI and Radeon R9 M390X. 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 SLI and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Radeon R9 M390X 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 SLI or Radeon R9 M390X here:

    GeForce GTX 480M SLI Laptops
    Radeon R9 M390X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M SLI Radeon R9 M390X
    Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 100 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI and Radeon R9 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
    • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M390X is 298 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 21−24
    ultra / 1080p 9−10 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 8−9
    4K / 2160p 4−5 5−6
    low / 720p 30−35 40−45
    medium / 1080p 20−22 27−30
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 42% more, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 480M SLI Radeon R9 M390X
    Architecture Fermi GCN 3
    Code name N11E-GTX-A3 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 25 May 2010 9 June 2015
    Pipelines 704 2048
    Core clock speed 425 MHz 723 MHz
    Transistor count 6000 Million 5,000 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 92.54
    Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
    Shader Model 6.3
    OpenGL 4.4
    OpenCL Not Listed
    Vulkan +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
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