NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M vs NVIDIA Quadro K3000M
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | GF100 | GK104 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | N11E-GTX-A3 | N14E-Q1-A2 |
| Architecture | Fermi | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 3,540 million |
| Die size | 529 mm² | 294 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | May 25th, 2010 | Jun 1st, 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | GeForce 400M | Quadro Mobile (Kx000M) |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Reviews | 3 in our database | 26 in our database |
| Predecessor | GeForce 300M | — |
| Successor | GeForce 500M | — |
Clocks
| GPU clock | 425 MHz | 654 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Shader clock | 850 MHz | — |
| Memory clock | 600 MHz 2.4 Gbps effective | 700 MHz 2.8 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 2 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 76.80 GB/s | 89.60 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 352 | 576 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 44 | 48 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| SM count | 11 | — |
| Cache L1 | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| SMX count | — | 3 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 9.350 GPixel/s | 7.848 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 18.70 GTexel/s | 31.39 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 598.4 GFLOPS | 753.4 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 74.80 GFLOPS (1:8) | 31.39 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | MXM Module |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 100 W | 75 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | P1028 | — |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | — | 1.1 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
