GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon R9 M395X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon R9 M395X. 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 R9 M395X. 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 R9 M395X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R9 M395X 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 R9 M395X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon R9 M395X
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
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 No outputs
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  • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 250 Watt.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M395X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 M395X.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R9 M395X - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon R9 M395X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R9 M395X is 23 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M395X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 480 is 598 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M395X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 24−27
ultra / 1080p 12−14 14−16
QHD / 1440p 6−7 9−10
4K / 2160p 5−6 6−7
low / 720p 40−45 45−50
medium / 1080p 24−27 30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M395X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 15% more, than GeForce GTX 480.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon R9 M395X
Architecture Fermi GCN 3
Code name GF100 Amethyst XT
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 16 October 2014
Pipelines 480 2048
Core clock speed 700 MHz 723 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 92.54
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops 2,961 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.2 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
FreeSync +
CUDA cores 480
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
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 413 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
TrueAudio +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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