NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 460
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF100 | NV17 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | GF100-375-A3 | MX460 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Celsius |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 150 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 29 million |
| Die size | 529 mm² | 65 mm² |
Graphics Card
| Release date | Mar 26th, 2010 | Feb 6th, 2002 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400 | GeForce 4 MX |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch price | 499 USD | — |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | AGP 4x |
| Reviews | 84 in our database | — |
| Predecessor | GeForce 200 | GeForce 3 |
| Successor | GeForce 500 | GeForce 4 Ti |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 701 MHz | 300 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 1401 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 924 MHz 3.7 Gbps effective | 225 MHz 450 Mbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 1536 MB | 64 MB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | DDR |
| Memory bus width | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| Bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 7.200 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 480 | — |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 60 | 4 |
| ROPs | 48 | 2 |
| SM count | 15 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | — |
| Cache L2 | 768 KB | — |
| Pixel shaders | — | 2 |
| Vertex shaders | — | 0 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 21.03 GPixel/s | 600.0 MPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 42.06 GTexel/s | 1.200 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1,345 GFLOPS | — |
| FP64 (double) performance | 168.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | — |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | Dual-slot | Single-slot |
|---|---|---|
| Length | 267 mm 10.5 inches | — |
| TDP | 250 W | unknown |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 200 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI | 1x DVI1x VGA1x S-Video |
| Power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board number | P1022 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 7.0 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | — |
| Vulkan | — | — |
| CUDA | 2.0 | — |
| Shader model | 5.1 | — |
| Pixel shader | — | 1.1 |
| Vertex shader | — | 1.1 |
