GeForce GTX 480M SLI vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile

Place in the ranking	289	576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	23.19	no data
Power efficiency	13.41	4.47
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	N11E-GTX-A3
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	25 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$301.69	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 cores	2304	704
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	425 MHz
Boost clock speed	1077 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	6000 Million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	155.1	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.963 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	32	no data
TMUs	144	no data

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 size	large	large
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	no data

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	256.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors

No outputs

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API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	11
Shader Model	6.4	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2.131	-

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.

RX 580 Mobile 19.48
+200%

GTX 480M SLI 6.49

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.

RX 580 Mobile 15223
+260%

GTX 480M SLI 4229

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:

900p	180−190 +195%	61 −195%
Full HD	78 +20%	65 −20%
4K	31 +210%	10−12 −210%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.87	no data
4K	9.73	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Elden Ring	60−65 +265%	16−18 −265%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +210%	20−22 −210%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +215%	24−27 −215%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +225%	16−18 −225%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
Valorant	75−80 +295%	20−22 −295%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +210%	20−22 −210%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Dota 2	66 +200%	21−24 −200%
Elden Ring	60−65 +265%	16−18 −265%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +120%	30−33 −120%
Fortnite	68 +78.9%	35−40 −78.9%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +215%	24−27 −215%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +182%	21−24 −182%
Metro Exodus	50−55 +225%	16−18 −225%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	198 +274%	50−55 −274%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +137%	18−20 −137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	68 +240%	20−22 −240%
Valorant	75−80 +295%	20−22 −295%
World of Tanks	220−230 +124%	100−110 −124%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +210%	20−22 −210%
Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +150%	14−16 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +200%	12−14 −200%
Dota 2	69 +214%	21−24 −214%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +120%	30−33 −120%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 +215%	24−27 −215%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	58 +9.4%	50−55 −9.4%
Valorant	75−80 +295%	20−22 −295%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Elden Ring	30−35 +300%	8−9 −300%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +343%	7−8 −343%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +347%	35−40 −347%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
World of Tanks	130−140 +183%	45−50 −183%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40−45 +264%	10−12 −264%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 +77.8%	9−10 −77.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +200%	5−6 −200%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +300%	12−14 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +355%	10−12 −355%
Metro Exodus	40−45 +450%	8−9 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +225%	8−9 −225%
Valorant	50−55 +194%	16−18 −194%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18	0−1
Dota 2	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Elden Ring	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 +94.1%	16−18 −94.1%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +600%	2−3 −600%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	55−60 +205%	18−20 −205%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +94.1%	16−18 −94.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +280%	5−6 −280%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Dota 2	30−35 +83.3%	18−20 −83.3%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +257%	7−8 −257%
Fortnite	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%
Forza Horizon 4	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Valorant	21−24 +283%	6−7 −283%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and GTX 480M SLI compete in popular games:

RX 580 Mobile is 195% faster in 900p
RX 580 Mobile is 20% faster in 1080p
RX 580 Mobile is 210% 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 RX 580 Mobile is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 580 Mobile surpassed GTX 480M SLI in all 61 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	19.48	6.49
Recency	18 April 2017	25 May 2010
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm

RX 580 Mobile has a 200.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 580 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480M SLI in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.