GeForce FX 5700 vs GTX 480

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Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking427not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.59no data
Power efficiency3.07no data
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameGF100NV36
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date26 March 2010 (14 years ago)23 October 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480no data
Core clock speed700 MHz425 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million82 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm130 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt25 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate42.061.700
Floating-point processing power1.345 TFLOPSno data
ROPs484
TMUs604

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).

Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 8x
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR5DDR
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB128 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1848 MHz (3696 data rate)250 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s16 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)9.0a
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.21.5 (2.1)
OpenCL1.1N/A
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 480 4106
+10165%
FX 5700 40

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 March 2010 23 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 128 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 25 Watt

GTX 480 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 225% more advanced lithography process.

FX 5700, on the other hand, has 900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce FX 5700. We've got no test results to judge.


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