NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF100 | GM204 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF100-375-A3 | — |
| Architecture | Fermi | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 5,200 million |
| Die size | 529 mm² | 398 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 26th, 2010 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400 | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Launch price | 499 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | — |
| Reviews | 84 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | — |
| Successor | GeForce 500 | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 701 MHz | 935 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1401 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 924 MHz 3.7 Gbps effective | 1253 MHz 5 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1536 MB | 4 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 80.19 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 480 | 1024 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 60 | 64 |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| SM count | 15 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 48 KB (per SMM) |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | 1024 KB |
| SMM count | — | 8 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 21.03 GPixel/s | 29.92 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 42.06 GTexel/s | 59.84 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,345 GFLOPS | 1.915 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 168.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | 59.84 GFLOPS (1:32) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 250 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | — |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | P1022 | P2754 SKU 7 |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 6.4 |
Other Features
Mobile graphics
| Release date | — | Jan 9th, 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | GeForce 900M |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Interface | — | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | — | 1 in our database |
| Predecessor | — | GeForce 800M |
| Successor | — | GeForce 10 Mobile |
