GeForce RTX 5080 vs GTX 480M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M SLI with GeForce RTX 5080, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480M SLI
2010
4 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
5.58

RTX 5080 outperforms GTX 480M SLI by a whopping 1342% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5864
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data40.40
Power efficiency4.4117.66
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameN11E-GTX-A3GB203
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)30 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores70410752
Core clock speed425 MHz2295 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2617 MHz
Number of transistors6000 Million45,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt360 Watt
Texture fill rateno data879.3
Floating-point processing powerno data56.28 TFLOPS
ROPsno data112
TMUsno data336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 5.0 x16
Lengthno data304 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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data960.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX1112 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Modelno data6.8
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data3.0
Vulkan-1.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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
−1293%
850−900
+1293%
Full HD69
−203%
209
+203%
1440p10−12
−1510%
161
+1510%
4K7−8
−1471%
110
+1471%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.78
1440pno data6.20
4Kno data9.08

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−1540%
240−250
+1540%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−1086%
300−350
+1086%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1775%
220−230
+1775%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−1540%
240−250
+1540%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−658%
190−200
+658%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−1086%
300−350
+1086%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1775%
220−230
+1775%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−1056%
200−210
+1056%
Fortnite 35−40
−739%
300−350
+739%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1174%
300−350
+1174%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−1312%
240−250
+1312%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−670%
170−180
+670%
Valorant 65−70
−775%
600−650
+775%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 14−16
−1540%
240−250
+1540%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−658%
190−200
+658%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
−1086%
300−350
+1086%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 100−105
−178%
270−280
+178%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1775%
220−230
+1775%
Dota 2 45−50
−1329%
700−750
+1329%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−1056%
200−210
+1056%
Fortnite 35−40
−739%
300−350
+739%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1174%
300−350
+1174%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
−1312%
240−250
+1312%
Grand Theft Auto V 21−24
−691%
170−180
+691%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−442%
65
+442%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−670%
170−180
+670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−2350%
350−400
+2350%
Valorant 65−70
−775%
600−650
+775%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
−658%
190−200
+658%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
−1775%
220−230
+1775%
Dota 2 45−50
−1329%
700−750
+1329%
Far Cry 5 18−20
−1056%
200−210
+1056%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
−1174%
300−350
+1174%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 21−24
−670%
170−180
+670%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−1663%
282
+1663%
Valorant 65−70
−775%
600−650
+775%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 35−40
−739%
300−350
+739%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−3133%
290−300
+3133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 45−50
−998%
500−550
+998%
Grand Theft Auto V 7−8
−2300%
160−170
+2300%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−3360%
173
+3360%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−361%
170−180
+361%
Valorant 65−70
−613%
450−500
+613%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
−1860%
190−200
+1860%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−2740%
140−150
+2740%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−1550%
190−200
+1550%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−2086%
300−350
+2086%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−2522%
236
+2522%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 12−14
−1158%
150−160
+1158%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 5−6
−1700%
90
+1700%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−1000%
180−190
+1000%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−7767%
236
+7767%
Valorant 30−35
−971%
300−350
+971%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−3300%
130−140
+3300%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−3450%
70−75
+3450%
Dota 2 21−24
−1329%
300−310
+1329%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−2500%
150−160
+2500%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−3289%
300−350
+3289%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−1500%
95−100
+1500%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−1217%
75−80
+1217%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

This is how GTX 480M SLI and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is 1293% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5080 is 203% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5080 is 1510% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5080 is 1471% 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 5080 is 12400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5080 is ahead in 58 tests (97%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.58 80.49
Recency 25 May 2010 30 January 2025
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 360 Watt

GTX 480M SLI has 260% lower power consumption.

RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 1342.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080 is a desktop one.

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