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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Core 512

Graphics Processor
GF100
Cores
512
TMUs
64
ROPs
48
Memory Size
1536 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
384 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
Back
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The GeForce GTX 480 Core 512 was a graphics card by NVIDIA, that was never released. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the GF100 graphics processor, in its GF100-ES-DT1-A2 variant, the card supports DirectX 12. Even though it supports DirectX 12, the feature level is only 11_0, which can be problematic with newer DirectX 12 titles. The GF100 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 529 mm² and 3,100 million transistors. It features 512 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 1,536 MB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 480 Core 512, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 527 MHz, memory is running at 700 MHz (2.8 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Core 512 draws power from 2x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 375 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a. GeForce GTX 480 Core 512 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 292 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
GF100
GPU Variant
GF100-ES-DT1-A2
Architecture
Fermi
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
40 nm
Transistors
3,100 million
Density
5.9M / mm²
Die Size
529 mm²
Chip Package
BGA-1980

Graphics Card

Release Date
Never Released
Generation
GeForce 400
Predecessor
GeForce 200
Successor
GeForce 500
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Reviews
84 in our database

Relative Performance

GeForce 210
6%
GeForce 9400 GT
8%
Radeon HD 4550
10%
Radeon HD 5450
13%
Radeon HD 6450
15%
GeForce GT 520
16%
GeForce GT 220
20%
GeForce GT 430
26%
Radeon HD 5570
26%
Radeon HD 4670
28%
GeForce GT 440
30%
GeForce GT 240
31%
GeForce 9600 GT
35%
Radeon HD 5670
37%
GeForce GT 640
40%
GeForce 9800 GT
41%
Radeon HD 6670
43%
Radeon HD 4830
44%
Radeon HD 4770
47%
Radeon HD 4850
50%
GeForce GTS 250
51%
GeForce GTS 450
53%
Radeon HD 5750
54%
Radeon HD 7750
62%
Radeon HD 5770
63%
GeForce GTX 260
64%
Radeon HD 4870
64%
Radeon Vega 8
65%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
65%
GeForce GTX 650
66%
Radeon HD 5830
70%
Radeon HD 6790
73%
Radeon HD 4890
74%
GeForce GTX 460
77%
Radeon RX Vega 11
78%
GeForce GT 1030
79%
GeForce GTX 275
79%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
80%
GeForce GTX 280
80%
GeForce GTX 465
81%
Radeon HD 6850
85%
GeForce GTX 285
87%
Radeon HD 5850
93%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
95%
Radeon HD 7790
95%
Radeon RX 550
99%
GeForce GTX 470
99%
GeForce GTX 480 Core 512
100%
Radeon HD 6870
103%
Radeon HD 5870
110%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
113%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
114%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
116%
Radeon HD 6950
116%
GeForce GTX 295
120%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
122%
Radeon HD 7850
123%
GeForce GTX 480
125%
Radeon HD 6970
131%
Radeon R7 265
133%
Radeon RX 460
135%
Radeon R7 370
135%
GeForce GTX 660
136%
GeForce GTX 570
136%
Radeon RX 560
138%
GeForce GTX 950
147%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
148%
Radeon R9 270X
152%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
154%
GeForce GTX 580
154%
GeForce GTX 1050
156%
Radeon HD 7950
156%
GeForce GTX 1630
159%
Radeon HD 5970
159%
GeForce GTX 760
163%
GeForce GTX 670
176%
GeForce GTX 960
181%
Radeon R9 380
185%
Radeon R9 285
186%
Radeon HD 7970
188%
GeForce GTX 680
190%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
194%
GeForce GTX 770
200%
Radeon HD 6990
204%
Radeon R9 280X
209%
GeForce GTX 590
212%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
212%
GeForce GTX 780
235%
Arc A380
235%
Radeon RX 6400
239%
GeForce GTX 1650
243%
Radeon RX 470
259%
Radeon R9 290
262%
Radeon RX 570
276%
Radeon R9 390
280%
Radeon R9 290X
281%
GeForce GTX 970
285%
GeForce GTX TITAN
289%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
293%
Radeon R9 390X
297%
Radeon HD 7990
298%
Radeon RX 480
300%
GeForce GTX 690
302%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
310%
Radeon RX 5500 OEM
315%
Radeon RX 580
318%
Radeon RX 5500 XT
321%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
324%
GeForce GTX 980
325%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
328%
Radeon R9 FURY
329%
Radeon RX 590
344%
Radeon R9 295X2
362%
GeForce GTX 1660
364%
Radeon R9 FURY X
368%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
375%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
384%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
396%
GeForce GTX 1070
418%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
418%
GeForce RTX 3050 8 GB
425%
Radeon RX Vega 56
445%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
472%
Radeon RX 5600 XT
479%
Radeon RX Vega 64
485%
GeForce GTX 1080
492%
GeForce RTX 2060
492%
Radeon RX 5700
512%
Arc A580
513%
Radeon RX 6600
535%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
553%
GeForce RTX 2070
560%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
560%
GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB
571%
Arc A750
590%
Radeon VII
593%
TITAN X Pascal
609%
Radeon RX 6600 XT
615%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
627%
Arc A770
633%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
634%
Radeon RX 6650 XT
667%
Radeon RX 7600
674%
GeForce RTX 4060
677%
GeForce RTX 2080
682%
Radeon RX 7600 XT
695%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
715%
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
732%
Radeon RX 6700 XT
758%
Radeon RX 6750 XT
804%
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
813%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
819%
GeForce RTX 3070
857%
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
917%
Radeon RX 7700 XT
927%
Radeon RX 6800
945%
GeForce RTX 4070
1047%
Radeon RX 6800 XT
1073%
GeForce RTX 3080
1114%
Radeon RX 7800 XT
1125%
Radeon RX 6900 XT
1157%
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
1215%
Radeon RX 7900 GRE
1238%
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
1248%
Radeon RX 6950 XT
1250%
GeForce RTX 3090
1272%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
1304%
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
1424%
Radeon RX 7900 XT
1463%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1475%
GeForce RTX 4080
1656%
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
1681%
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
1697%
GeForce RTX 4090
2080%
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for 2080 Ti and faster.
Performance estimated based on architecture, shader count and clocks.

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
527 MHz
Shader Clock
1053 MHz
Memory Clock
700 MHz
2.8 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
1536 MB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
384 bit
Bandwidth
134.4 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
512
TMUs
64
ROPs
48
SM Count
16
L1 Cache
64 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
768 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
16.86 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
33.73 GTexel/s
FP32 (float)
1,078 GFLOPS

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
292 mm
11.5 inches
TDP
375 W
Suggested PSU
750 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x mini-HDMI 1.3a
Power Connectors
2x 8-pin
Board Number
P1022

Graphics Features

DirectX
12 (11_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
CUDA
2.0
Shader Model
5.1

Card Notes

Never Released Test Prototype
PolyMorph Engines: 16
Raster Units: 4

GF100 GPU Notes

PureVideo HD: VP4
VDPAU: Feature Set C

GF100 has 4 GPCs each capable of 8 pixels per clock. This limits complete GPU to 32 pixels per clock and because of that it can't feed all 48 ROPs when they all require data at the same time.
Additional ROPs however can be used for MSAA (because it doesn't require additional data from rasterizers, while giving more work to ROPs.)

Retail boards based on this design (1)

Name GPU Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
527 MHz 700 MHz
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