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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 480
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NVIDIA logo GeForce GTX 590

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 logo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 logo
General information GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 590
Launched Q3 2012 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory 1536 MB 50 % 3072 MB 0 %
Core Clock 700 MHz 0 % 607 MHz 13.3 %
Effective Clock 3696 MHz 0 % 3456 MHz 6.5 %
DirectX DirectX 11 DirectX 11
OpenGL OpenGL 4.5 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 W 31.5 % 365 W 0 %
Length 304 mm 0 % 292 mm 3.9 %
Cooling Fans 3 0 % 1 66.7 %
Case Slots 2 0 % 2 0 %
SLI 3-way 0 % 2-way 33.3 %
Performance GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 590
Overall Score 32546 0 % 29368 9.8 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 11 % 47.6 %
Benchmark Score 10592 0 % 8625 18.6 %
2D Benchmark Score 447 0 % 395.6 11.5 %
Average DirectX performance 37 FPS 0 % 34.2 FPS 7.6 %
DirectX 9 performance 79.2 FPS 0 % 72.9 FPS 8 %
DirectX 10 performance 19.9 FPS 0 % 17.9 FPS 10.3 %
DirectX 11 performance 34.1 FPS 24.4 % 45.1 FPS 0 %
DirectX 12 performance 14.9 FPS 0 % 1 FPS 93.2 %
Graphic card computing 3410.6 operations/s 0 % 1163.2 operations/s 65.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce GTX 480, GeForce GTX 590.

Average frames per second GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 67.6 FPS 59.3 FPS
High settings 121.7 FPS 106.7 FPS
Medium settings 146.0 FPS 128.0 FPS
Low settings 204.4 FPS 179.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.3 %

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, GeForce GTX 590.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce GTX 480 GeForce GTX 590
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 54.0 FPS 48.4 FPS
High settings 97.1 FPS 87.2 FPS
Medium settings 116.6 FPS 104.6 FPS
Low settings 163.2 FPS 146.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.2 %
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