GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTX 480M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M SLI with GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480M SLI
2010
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
6.49

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTX 480M SLI by a whopping 1104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5789
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data67.35
Power efficiency4.4824.50
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3AD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores7047168
Core clock speed425 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2475 MHz
Number of transistors6000 Million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rateno data554.4
Floating-point processing powerno data35.48 TFLOPS
ROPsno data80
TMUsno data224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount4 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data504.2 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 Connectorsno data1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.7
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.3
CUDA-8.9

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 480M SLI 6.49
RTX 4070 SUPER 78.14
+1104%

  • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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 480M SLI 4229
RTX 4070 SUPER 68373
+1517%

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:

900p61
−1048%
700−750
+1048%
Full HD65
−235%
218
+235%
1440p12−14
−1108%
145
+1108%
4K7−8
−1114%
85
+1114%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.75
1440pno data4.13
4Kno data7.05

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1331%
186
+1331%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−485%
110−120
+485%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1300%
182
+1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1507%
434
+1507%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1386%
200−210
+1386%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−806%
150−160
+806%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−663%
140−150
+663%
Valorant 21−24
−1895%
400−450
+1895%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−485%
110−120
+485%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−1123%
159
+1123%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Dota 2 21−24
−686%
173
+686%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−407%
152
+407%
Fortnite 35−40
−711%
300−350
+711%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1485%
428
+1485%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1386%
200−210
+1386%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−686%
173
+686%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−335%
74
+335%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−306%
210−220
+306%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−663%
140−150
+663%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−770%
170−180
+770%
Valorant 21−24
−1895%
400−450
+1895%
World of Tanks 100−110
−174%
270−280
+174%
Battlefield 5 20−22
−485%
110−120
+485%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−969%
139
+969%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1054%
150−160
+1054%
Dota 2 21−24
−1082%
260−270
+1082%
Far Cry 5 30−33
−390%
140−150
+390%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1311%
381
+1311%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1386%
200−210
+1386%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55
−306%
210−220
+306%
Valorant 21−24
−1895%
400−450
+1895%
Dota 2 7−8
−2014%
148
+2014%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−2014%
148
+2014%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−361%
170−180
+361%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1760%
90−95
+1760%
World of Tanks 45−50
−998%
500−550
+998%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−691%
85−90
+691%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
−181%
87
+181%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−1067%
70−75
+1067%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1131%
160−170
+1131%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−2108%
265
+2108%
Forza Horizon 5 9−10
−1644%
150−160
+1644%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−1613%
130−140
+1613%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−1611%
154
+1611%
Valorant 16−18
−2071%
350−400
+2071%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 100−110
Dota 2 18−20
−822%
166
+822%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−876%
166
+876%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−3600%
74
+3600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18−20
−1000%
200−210
+1000%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−1500%
60−65
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−876%
166
+876%
Battlefield 5 5−6
−1720%
90−95
+1720%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 100−110
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24−27
+1100%
Dota 2 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−1400%
100−110
+1400%
Fortnite 6−7
−1500%
95−100
+1500%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1786%
132
+1786%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
−2400%
100−105
+2400%
Valorant 6−7
−3483%
210−220
+3483%

This is how GTX 480M SLI and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 1048% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 235% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 1108% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 1114% faster in 4K

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 4070 SUPER is 3600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4070 SUPER surpassed GTX 480M SLI in all 54 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.49 78.14
Recency 25 May 2010 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 220 Watt

GTX 480M SLI has 120% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 SUPER, on the other hand, has a 1104% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is a desktop one.


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