AMD Cypress
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
AMD Cypress
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Cypress  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480.

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Place in performance rating
301
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Value for money (0-100)
7.61
TeraScale 2
Architecture
Fermi
Cypress
Code name
GF100
Desktop
Type
Desktop
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Release date
7 December 2010 (10 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$499
$12.72
Price now
$8.99 (0x MSRP)
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Value for money
2.72
Cypress
GPU code name
GF100
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Cypress  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1600
Pipelines
480
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Core clock speed
700 MHz
2,154 million
Transistor count
3,100 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
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Texture fill rate
42 billion/sec
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Floating-point performance
1,345.0 gflops
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Maximum GPU temperature
105 °C
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CUDA cores
480
1600
Pipelines / CUDA cores
480
2,154 million
Number of transistors
3,100 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
250 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Cypress and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
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Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
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Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
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SLI options
+
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Bus support
16x PCI-E 2.0
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Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Cypress vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480.

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Memory type
GDDR5
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Maximum RAM amount
1536 MB
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Memory bus width
384 Bit
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Memory clock speed
1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
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Memory bandwidth
177.4 GB/s
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Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Cypress vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480.

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Display Connectors
Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
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Multi monitor support
+
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HDCP
+
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Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
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Audio input for HDMI
Internal
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HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
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CUDA
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DirectX 11
DirectX 11

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Cypress and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.2 (11_0)
DirectX
12 (11_0)
4.4
OpenGL
4.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Cypress and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Cypress or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Cypress
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Cypress
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Cypress
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Cypress
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Cypress
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Cypress

More pipelines (1600 vs 480)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

17.81% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($8.99 (0x MSRP) vs $12.72)

So, AMD Cypress or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 .

AMD Cypress versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

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4.5 Out of 19 Hitesti Score