NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Graphics Processor

GF100

Cores

480

TMUs

ROPs

Memory Size

1536 MB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

384 bit

GPU

I/O

Bottom

PCB Front

PCB Back

Recommended Gaming Resolutions:

1366x768
1600x900
1920x1080

The GeForce GTX 480 was a high-end graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on March 26th, 2010. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the GF100 graphics processor, in its GF100-375-A3 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. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GTX 480 Core 512, which uses the same GPU but has all 512 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GTX 480 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 480 shading units, 60 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 1,536 MB GDDR5 memory with the GeForce GTX 480, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 701 MHz, memory is running at 924 MHz (3.7 Gbps effective).
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a. GeForce GTX 480 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 499 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: GF100

GPU Variant: GF100-375-A3

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: Mar 26th, 2010

Generation: GeForce 400

Predecessor: GeForce 200

Successor: GeForce 500

Production: End-of-life

Launch Price: 499 USD

Bus Interface: PCIe 2.0 x16

Reviews: 84 in our database

Relative Performance

Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080, 4K for RTX 3080 and faster.

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: 267 mm
10.5 inches

TDP: 250 W

Suggested PSU: 600 W

Outputs: 2x DVI
1x mini-HDMI 1.3a

Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Board Number: P1022 SKU 0000

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.)

Latest Drivers:
Windows 2000:
Quadro Release 261.19

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 368.81
Quadro Release R319 U2 (321.01)
Tesla Release 340.62 / R319 U2 (321.01)

Windows Vista:
GeForce Release 365.19
Quadro Release R346 U7 (348.40)
Tesla Release 340.84

Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (x32 / x64):
GeForce Release 391.35
Quadro Release R375 U11 (377.83)
Tesla Release 340.84 / 412.29

Retail boards based on this design (17)

Name	GPU Clock	Memory Clock	Other Changes
ASUS GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
Colorful iGame GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
EVGA GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
EVGA GTX 480 Hydro Copper FTW	752 MHz	950 MHz	Single-slot, 2x DVI 1x HDMI
EVGA GTX 480 Superclocked	726 MHz	950 MHz
EVGA GTX 480 Superclocked+	726 MHz	950 MHz
GIGABYTE GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
GIGABYTE GTX 480 SOC	821 MHz	950 MHz	279 mm/11 inches
KFA2 GTX 480 LTD OC Anarchy	760 MHz	950 MHz
Leadtek GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
Manli GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
MSI GTX 480 HydroGen	701 MHz	924 MHz
MSI GTX 480 Lightning	750 MHz	1000 MHz	305 mm/12 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
MSI GTX 480 Twin Frozr II	701 MHz	924 MHz	265 mm/10.4 inches
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
Point of View GTX 480	701 MHz	924 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 480 AMP! Edition	756 MHz	950 MHz

Name

GPU Clock

Memory Clock

Other Changes

ASUS GTX 480