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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 480
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AMD logo Radeon HD 6870

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 logo AMD Radeon HD 6870 logo
General information GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 6870
Launched Q3 2012 Q3 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA AMD
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1536 MB 25 % 2048 MB 0 %
Core Clock 700 MHz 22.2 % 900 MHz 0 %
Effective Clock 3696 MHz 0 % 1159 MHz 68.6 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 0 % 151 W 39.6 %
Length 304 mm 0 % 289 mm 4.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 3 0 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
Performance GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 6870
Overall Score 32558 0 % 23949 26.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 10600 0 % 5736 45.9 %
2D Benchmark Score 450.1 0 % 405 10 %
Average DirectX performance 37.1 FPS 0 % 20.9 FPS 43.7 %
DirectX 9 performance 79.7 FPS 0 % 52.5 FPS 34.1 %
DirectX 10 performance 20 FPS 0 % 15.1 FPS 24.2 %
DirectX 11 performance 33.7 FPS 0 % 15.9 FPS 52.9 %
DirectX 12 performance 15 FPS 0 % 0 FPS 100 %
Graphic card computing 3376.6 operations/s 0 % 1046.2 operations/s 69 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 480, Radeon HD 6870.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 67.0 FPS 44.8 FPS
High settings 120.7 FPS 80.6 FPS
Medium settings 144.8 FPS 96.7 FPS
Low settings 202.7 FPS 135.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 33.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce GTX 480, Radeon HD 6870.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 480 Radeon HD 6870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 53.7 FPS 38.8 FPS
High settings 96.7 FPS 69.9 FPS
Medium settings 116.0 FPS 83.9 FPS
Low settings 162.5 FPS 117.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 27.7 %
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