GeForce GTX 480 vs GTX 780 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Ti and GeForce GTX 480, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Ti
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
24.72
+132%

GTX 780 Ti outperforms GTX 480 by a whopping 132% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking221433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.341.65
Power efficiency6.782.92
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK110BGF100
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date7 November 2013 (11 years ago)26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 Ti has 284% 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 cores2880480
Core clock speed875 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed928 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate222.742.06
Floating-point processing power5.345 TFLOPS1.345 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs24060

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 supportPCI Express 3.016x PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth336 GB/s177.4 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support4 displays+
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.2
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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 780 Ti 24.72
+132%
GTX 480 10.66

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 780 Ti 9527
+132%
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 780 Ti 15619
+212%
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 780 Ti 11812
+224%
GTX 480 3650

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 780 Ti 28293
+115%
GTX 480 13135

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 780 Ti 103
+90.7%
GTX 480 54

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 HD99
+148%
40−45
−148%

Cost per frame, $

1080p7.0612.48

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+145%
30−35
−145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+128%
24−27
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+103%
70−75
−103%
Hitman 3 50−55
+150%
20−22
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+96.6%
55−60
−96.6%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+150%
30−35
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+137%
35−40
−137%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+145%
30−35
−145%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+128%
24−27
−128%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+103%
70−75
−103%
Hitman 3 50−55
+150%
20−22
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+96.6%
55−60
−96.6%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+150%
30−35
−150%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+137%
35−40
−137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+89.3%
27−30
−89.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+116%
24−27
−116%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+163%
16−18
−163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+138%
21−24
−138%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+150%
16−18
−150%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+128%
24−27
−128%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+103%
70−75
−103%
Hitman 3 50−55
+150%
20−22
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+96.6%
55−60
−96.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+137%
35−40
−137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+89.3%
27−30
−89.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+56.9%
65−70
−56.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+113%
30−33
−113%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+124%
21−24
−124%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+138%
16−18
−138%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+243%
7−8
−243%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+155%
10−12
−155%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+188%
45−50
−188%
Hitman 3 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+132%
21−24
−132%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+194%
16−18
−194%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+260%
14−16
−260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
+200%
10−11
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+109%
65−70
−109%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+128%
18−20
−128%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Hitman 3 18−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+170%
45−50
−170%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+211%
9−10
−211%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+162%
12−14
−162%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+275%
8−9
−275%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%

This is how GTX 780 Ti and GTX 480 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780 Ti is 148% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 780 Ti is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 780 Ti surpassed GTX 480 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.72 10.66
Recency 7 November 2013 26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

GTX 780 Ti has a 131.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 780 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.


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