GeForce GTX 490: specs and benchmarks
Summary
This is a desktop graphics card based on a Fermi architecture and made with 40 nm manufacturing process. It is primarily aimed at gamer market. 1536 MB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 3.4 GB/s are supplied, and together with 384 Bit memory interface this creates a bandwidth of 164.0 GB/s.
Compatibility-wise, this is dual-slot card attached via PCIe 2.0 x16 interface. Its manufacturer default version has a length of 279 mm. Two 8-pin power connectors are required, and power consumption is at 365 Watt.
Primary details
Some basic facts about GeForce GTX 490: architecture, market segment, release date etc.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | |
| GPU code name | GF100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop | |
| Release date | no data | |
| Current price | $315 | of 168889 (A100 PCIe 80 GB) |
Detailed specifications
GeForce GTX 490's specs such as number of shaders, GPU base clock, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of GeForce GTX 490's performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider its benchmark and gaming test results.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | of 20480 (Data Center GPU Max NEXT) |
| Core clock speed | 608 MHz | of 2610 (Radeon RX 6500 XT) |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | of 14400 (GeForce GTX 1080 SLI Mobile) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | of 4 (H100 PCIe) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 365 Watt | of 2400 (Data Center GPU Max Subsystem) |
| Texture fill rate | 36.48 | of 969.9 (H100 SXM5 96 GB) |
Form factor & compatibility
This section provides details about the physical dimensions of GeForce GTX 490 and its compatibility with other computer components. This information is useful when selecting a computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards, it includes details about the interface and bus (for motherboard compatibility) and additional power connectors (for power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | |
| Length | 279 mm | |
| Width | 2-slot | |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of memory installed on GeForce GTX 490: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated memory and use a shared part of system RAM instead.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | of 192 (Radeon Instinct MI300X) |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | of 8192 (Radeon Instinct MI250X) |
| Memory clock speed | 3.4 GB/s | of 23000 (GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER) |
| Memory bandwidth | 164.0 GB/s | of 3276 (Aldebaran) |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on GeForce GTX 490. As a rule, this section is relevant only for desktop reference graphics cards, since for notebook ones the availability of certain video outputs depends on the laptop model, while non-reference desktop models can (though not necessarily will) bear a different set of video ports.
| Display Connectors | 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort |
API compatibility
APIs supported by GeForce GTX 490, sometimes including their particular versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | |
| Vulkan | N/A | |
| CUDA | 2.0 |
Recommended processors
These processors are most commonly used with GeForce GTX 490 according to our statistics.
