GeForce GTX 480 vs GTX 1070 Mobile

Place in the ranking	194	431
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	34.12	1.64
Power efficiency	16.57	2.97
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP104B	GF100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2016 (8 years ago)	26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$389.99	$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1070 Mobile has 1980% better value for money than GTX 480.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1920	480
Core clock speed	1506 MHz	700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1645 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,200 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	94 °C	105 °C
Texture fill rate	210.6	42.06
Floating-point processing power	6.738 TFLOPS	1.345 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	48
TMUs	128	60

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	8 GB/s	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth	256 GB/s	177.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	-	+
HDCP	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
G-SYNC support	+	-
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost	3.0	no data
VR Ready	+	no data
Ansel	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1070 Mobile 28.52
+168%

GTX 480 10.64

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 1070 Mobile 11000
+168%

GTX 480 4106

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1070 Mobile 22576
+350%

GTX 480 5014

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 Mobile 17237
+372%

GTX 480 3650

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	99 +183%	35−40 −183%
1440p	58 +176%	21−24 −176%
4K	42 +200%	14−16 −200%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.94	14.26
1440p	6.72	23.76
4K	9.29	35.64

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

45−50
+194%

16−18

−194%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75 +200%	24−27 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	69 +331%	16−18 −331%
Battlefield 5	111 +236%	30−35 −236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	80 +281%	21−24 −281%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +194%	16−18 −194%
Far Cry 5	93 +272%	24−27 −272%
Far Cry New Dawn	101 +237%	30−33 −237%
Forza Horizon 4	241 +239%	70−75 −239%
Hitman 3	76 +280%	20−22 −280%
Horizon Zero Dawn	166 +186%	55−60 −186%
Metro Exodus	111 +226%	30−35 −226%
Red Dead Redemption 2	86 +187%	30−33 −187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 +291%	35−40 −291%
Watch Dogs: Legion	150 +131%	65−70 −131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	115 +360%	24−27 −360%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	58 +263%	16−18 −263%
Battlefield 5	99 +200%	30−35 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 +252%	21−24 −252%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +194%	16−18 −194%
Far Cry 5	77 +208%	24−27 −208%
Far Cry New Dawn	80 +167%	30−33 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	222 +213%	70−75 −213%
Hitman 3	75 +275%	20−22 −275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	156 +169%	55−60 −169%
Metro Exodus	97 +185%	30−35 −185%
Red Dead Redemption 2	81 +170%	30−33 −170%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 +180%	35−40 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	113 +304%	27−30 −304%
Watch Dogs: Legion	149 +129%	65−70 −129%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	56 +124%	24−27 −124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50 +213%	16−18 −213%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	56 +167%	21−24 −167%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +194%	16−18 −194%
Far Cry 5	65 +160%	24−27 −160%
Forza Horizon 4	97 +36.6%	70−75 −36.6%
Hitman 3	65 +225%	20−22 −225%
Horizon Zero Dawn	99 +70.7%	55−60 −70.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	95−100 +180%	35−40 −180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +114%	27−30 −114%
Watch Dogs: Legion	42 −54.8%	65−70 +54.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

77
+157%

30−33

−157%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	64 +205%	21−24 −205%
Far Cry New Dawn	53 +231%	16−18 −231%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	40 +300%	10−11 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	37 +429%	7−8 −429%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	41 +273%	10−12 −273%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Far Cry 5	42 +250%	12−14 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	181 +269%	45−50 −269%
Hitman 3	42 +200%	14−16 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	71 +223%	21−24 −223%
Metro Exodus	62 +288%	16−18 −288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +327%	14−16 −327%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%
Watch Dogs: Legion	140 +109%	65−70 −109%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

59
+228%

18−20

−228%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +210%	10−11 −210%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +288%	8−9 −288%
Hitman 3	27 +286%	7−8 −286%
Horizon Zero Dawn	74 +57.4%	45−50 −57.4%
Metro Exodus	34 +278%	9−10 −278%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	39 +388%	8−9 −388%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24 +300%	6−7 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21 +320%	5−6 −320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	22 +340%	5−6 −340%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +700%	1−2 −700%
Far Cry 5	21 +250%	6−7 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	52 +300%	12−14 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +350%	8−9 −350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16 +300%	4−5 −300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

30
+200%

10−11

−200%

This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and GTX 480 compete in popular games:

GTX 1070 Mobile is 183% faster in 1080p
GTX 1070 Mobile is 176% faster in 1440p
GTX 1070 Mobile is 200% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 1070 Mobile is 700% faster.
in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480 is 55% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GTX 1070 Mobile is ahead in 71 test (99%)
GTX 480 is ahead in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.52	10.64
Recency	15 August 2016	26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	1536 MB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	250 Watt

GTX 1070 Mobile has a 168% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.