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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Benchmark and Review

By Fuad Rahman, SquibTech.com
Published on March 28, 2010, 2:52 am in Reviews, Video Card

On Friday past week, NVIDIA Corporation released their new GPU line. The GPU named GTX 480 and GTX 470, based on Fermi Architecture.

Lets see how it look like,

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce GTX 480

Looks ferocious huh?

The GTX 480 GPU is powered by 480 CUDA Cores, more than twice of GT200 has, while GTX 470 using 448 CUDA Cores. There is a total of 1536MB of GDDR5 memory running through a 384-bit bus that combine to deliver higher memory bandwidth. GTX 480 is priced at $499 USD, and GTX 470 at $349 USD.

Specification:


GeForce GTX 470GeForce GTX 480
Graphics Processing Clusters44
Streaming Multiprocessors1415
CUDA Cores448480
Texture Units5660
ROP Units4048
Graphics Clock
(Fixed Function Units)
607 MHz700 MHz
Processor Clock (CUDA Cores)1215 MHz1401 MHz
Memory Clock
(Clock rate / Data rate)
837 MHz / 3348 MHz924 MHz / 3696 MHz
Total Video Memory1280 MB1536 MB
Memory Interface320-bit384-bit
Total Memory Bandwidth133.9 GB/s177.4 GB/s
Texture Filtering Rate (Bilinear)34.0 GigaTexels/sec42.0 GigaTexels/sec
Fabrication Process40 nm40 nm
Connectors2 x Dual-Link DVI-I
1 x Mini HDMI
2 x Dual-Link DVI-I
1 x Mini HDMI
Form FactorDual SlotDual Slot
Power Connectors2 x 6-pin1 x 6-pin, 1 x 8-pin
Max Board Power (TDP)215 Watts250 Watts
Recommended PSU550 Watts600 Watts
GPU Thermal Threshold105° C105° C
MSRP$349 USD$499 USD

Can this GPU beat the direct competitor from AMD/ATi, Radeon 5870 and 5850. Lets see what this new GPU can do,

From a benchmark by bjorn3d.com, this is the result

GTX 480 Vantage

GTX 480 Warhead

The highest performance is delivered by the Dual GPU HD 5970 and GTX 295. When it comes to single cards (GPU) the GTX 480 is unmatched.

Conclution

Summary: The Nvidia GTX-480 brings a lot to the table and the feast it lays out is succulent. With 480 exposed cores, double the previous generations cores, 15 streaming processors, 60 texture units, 1.5GB of GDDR5 and a 384 bit memory bus the GTX-480 extrudes mind blowing raw power. Backing up all that muscle is a half ton of new features previous generations of Nvidia GPU’s can only dream about. The 40nm manufacturing process placing 3 Billion transistor at Fermi’s command is a formidable engineering feat. Then give Fermi what it needs for Ultra AA/AF, Ray Tracing, and Tessellation this is one eye candy feast you shouldn’t pass up. We could say more about the GTX-480 but our 3DVision glasses have recharged and the next 6 or 7 hours we are going to play Crysis the way it was meant to be played.

Nvidia GTX 480
Performance9.5
Value9
Quality9.5
Features10
Innovation10
Total9.5
ProsCons
Ultra High Performance

Redesigned Core

3DSurround/Surround

Handles AA/AF like it’s not there

Stable Drivers (Considering it’s a launch product)

Tessellates like a belly dancer gyrates

DX11

Top of the chart single core GPU performance

Just Holding it gave me multiple Geek-Gasms

Runs Hot

High Power Consumption

Cost


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