NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs AMD Radeon PRO W6800

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Performance
GeForce GTX 480
5,0145% of 104,598
Radeon PRO W6800786% better
44,40442% of 104,598

The Radeon PRO W6800 has 786% better performance than the GeForce GTX 480 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 480
10.056% of 161.45
Radeon PRO W680096% better
19.7412% of 161.45

The Radeon PRO W6800 has 96% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 480 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

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Summary

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About the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 GPU

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 is an end-of-life desktop graphics card that released in Q1 2010 with a MSRP of $499. It is built on the Fermi GPU microarchitecture (codename GF100) and is manufactured on a 40 nm process.

Memory

The GTX 480 has 1,536 MB of GDDR5 memory, with a 924 MHz memory clock and a 384 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 177.4 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The GTX 480 includes 480 CUDA cores, the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 700 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 60 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 48 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The GTX 480 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports DVI, mini-HDMI 1.3a display connections. NVIDIA recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 250 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The GTX 480 has the 248th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 4.79% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 5,014 score and $499 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 10.05. This is the 101st best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

About the AMD Radeon PRO W6800 GPU

The AMD Radeon PRO W6800 is a workstation graphics card that launched in Q2 2021 with a MSRP of $2,249. It is built on the RDNA 2.0 GPU microarchitecture (codename Navi 21) and is manufactured on a 7 nm process.

Memory

The PRO W6800 has 32 GB of GDDR6 memory, with a 2,000 MHz memory clock and a 256 bit interface. This gives it a memory bandwidth of 512 Gb/s, which affects how fast it can transfer data to and from memory. GPU memory stores temporary data that helps the GPU with complex math and graphics operations. More memory is generally better, as not having enough can cause performance bottlenecks.

Cores and Clock Speeds

The PRO W6800 includes 3,840 stream processors (SPs), the processing units for handling parallel computing tasks. The GPU operates at a core clock speed of 2,075 MHz and can dynamically boost its clock speed up to 2,320 MHz. Complementing the processing units are 240 texture mapping units (TMUs) for efficient texture filtering and 96 render output units (ROPs) for pixel processing. Additionally, the GPU features 60 ray accelerators dedicated to real-time ray tracing calculations.

Compatibility & Power Consumption

The PRO W6800 occupies 2 PCIe expansion slots. It supports mini-DisplayPort 1.4a display connections. AMD recommends a power supply of at least 600 W to handle the GPU's thermal design power (TDP) of 250 W.

Benchmark Performance & Value

The PRO W6800 has the 30th best 3DMark 11 Performance GPU score among the 543 benchmarked GPUs in our database. It achieves 42.45% of the performance of the best benchmarked GPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090. Its 44,404 score and $2,249 launch price (MSRP) gives it a performance per dollar of 19.74. This is the 86th best in value for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

General Info

General overview of the GPU, including details like its manufacturer, release date, launch price, and current production status.

InfoGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
ManufacturerNVIDIAAMD
ArchitectureFermiRDNA 2.0
Market SegmentDesktopWorkstation
Release DateQ1 2010Q2 2021
Launch Price (MSRP)$499$2,249
Production StatusEnd-of-lifeActive
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Gaming Performance

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FPS Benchmarks

This table showcases the average frame rate (FPS) achieved both GPUs in at various resolutions. Frame rate is a crucial indicator of how smoothly the GPU can run the game. A higher FPS generally translates to a smoother gameplay experience.

  • Frames Per Second
FPS data for F1 2020
F1 2020
GeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
Low - 720p
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300 FPS
Medium - 1080p
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283 FPS
High - 1080p
--
--
Ultra - 1080p
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225 FPS
QHD - 1440p
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179 FPS
4K UHD - 2160p
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109 FPS
FPS Source: Notebookcheck

Compare Frames Per Second (FPS)

The average frame rate (FPS) in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, higher FPS results in a smoother gameplay experience.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 480 orRadeon PRO W6800
GPUFrames Per Second
RTX A6000137+26%
Radeon PRO W6800109
RTX A200038.8-64%
RTX A2000 (12 GB)38.8-64%

Compare Cost Per Frame

The average cost per frame in can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. Generally, a lower cost per frame implies better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 480 orRadeon PRO W6800
GPUCost Per Frame
RTX A200011.57-44%
RTX A2000 (12 GB)11.57-44%
Radeon PRO W680020.63
RTX A600033.93+64%

Benchmark Performance

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Performance
GeForce GTX 480
5,0145% of 104,598
Radeon PRO W6800786% better
44,40442% of 104,598

The Radeon PRO W6800 has 786% better performance than the GeForce GTX 480 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 480 is ranked 248th with a score of 5,014, and the Radeon PRO W6800 is ranked 30th with a score of 44,404.

Performance per dollar
GeForce GTX 480
10.056% of 161.45
Radeon PRO W680096% better
19.7412% of 161.45

The Radeon PRO W6800 has 96% better value for the money than the GeForce GTX 480 for the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark.

The GeForce GTX 480 is ranked 101st with a performance per dollar of 10.05, and the Radeon PRO W6800 is ranked 86th with a performance per dollar of 19.74.

Relative Performance

The average score in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative performance. Generally, powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 480 or
GPUBenchmark Performance
RTX 6000 Ada Generation70,850+1,313%
RTX A600050,957+916%
Radeon PRO W680044,404+786%
Quadro P500020,096+301%
RTX A200019,978+298%
Radeon HD 7870 (GHz Edition)6,194+24%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti5,378+7%
GeForce GTX 4805,014
GeForce GT 10304,727.5-6%
GeForce GTX 4704,342-13%

Relative Value For Money

The average performance per dollar in the benchmark test can be compared to similar GPUs to assess relative value. A higher score implies a better value for your money.

Choose Baseline GPU:GeForce GTX 480 or
GPUPerformance Per Dollar
RTX A2000 (12 GB)44.49+343%
Radeon Pro WX 320021.8+117%
Radeon PRO W680019.74+96%
Quadro P400018.94+88%
Radeon Pro WX 310018.55+85%
GeForce GTX 47012.44+24%
Radeon HD 645011.33+13%
GeForce GTX 48010.05

Benchmark Scores

This table showcases the average performance scores achieved by both GPUs across industry-standard benchmark tests. These scores provide a valuable insight into overall performance. Powerful GPUs tend to have higher scores.

  • Popular
BenchmarkGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
3DMark Time Spy Graphics
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12,136
3DMark Time Spy Score
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11,941
3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
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92,363
3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
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27,937
3DMark Night Raid Graphics
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131,421
3DMark 11 Performance Score
4,982
30,190
(+505.98%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
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177.7
PassMark G3D Mark
4,107
19,791
(+381.88%)
PassMark G2D Mark
450
933
(+107.33%)
Benchmarks Source: Notebookcheck

Technical Specs

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Graphics Processor

General information about the graphics processing unit like their architecture, manufacturing process size, and transistor count. Newer GPU architectures generally bring efficiency improvements and may introduce technologies that enhance graphical capabilities.

SpecGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
CodenameGF100Navi 21
ArchitectureFermiRDNA 2.0
Process Size40 nm7 nm
Transistors3,100 million26,800 million

Memory Details

Memory specifications like their capacity, bandwidth, and clock speeds. GPU memory stores graphics data like frames, textures, and shadows which helps display rendered images. These specs are crucial for graphics-intense applications like gaming and 3D modeling.

SpecGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
Memory Size1,536 MB32 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Bandwidth177.4 Gb/s512 Gb/s
Memory Clock924 MHz2,000 MHz
Memory Interface384 bit256 bit
L1 Cache64 KB128 KB
L2 Cache768 KB4 MB

Board Compatibility

Compatibility information like their slot size, bus interface, power consumption, and display support. These specs are useful for verifying compatibility with your motherboard, power supply, and monitor.

SpecGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
Slots2 slots2 slots
Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Thermal Design Power (TDP)250 W250 W
Suggested PSU600 W600 W
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
OutputsDVI, mini-HDMI 1.3amini-DisplayPort 1.4a

Cores & Clock Speeds

Processing power information like its cores and clock speed. These specs impact how fast they can process graphics. Each type of core or component serves a specific computational purpose.

SpecGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
Stream Processors (SP)--3,840
CUDA Cores480--
Compute Units (CU)--60
Stream Multiprocessors (SM)15--
Texture Mapping Units (TMU)60240
Render Output Units (ROP)4896
Ray Accelerators--60
Core Clock Speed700 MHz2,075 MHz
Core Clock Speed (Boost)--2,320 MHz

Theoretical Performance

Theoretical performance numbers derived from the raw specifications of the different components like core count and clock speeds. While these provide a glimpse into peak processing power, they do not represent real-world performance.

SpecGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
Pixel Fill Rate21.03 GPixel/s222.7 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate42.06 GTexel/s556.8 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance1,345 GFLOPS17.82 TFLOPS
FP64 Performance168.1 GFLOPS1,114 GFLOPS

API Support

Graphics API versions supported by these graphics cards. APIs evolve over time, introducing new features and functionalities. Older GPUs may not support recent versions.

SpecGeForce GTX 480Radeon PRO W6800
DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL1.12.1
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.8

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* Performance rating, performance per dollar, and rankings are based on the 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark and MSRP.