Key Differences
In short — Radeon HD 7790 outperforms GeForce GTX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon HD 7790 is 1092 days newer than GeForce GTX 480.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 2 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than GeForce GTX 480 - 68 vs 62 FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 85 vs 250 Watts
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
75.10714285714286%
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
16 GPixel/s
76.08178792201616%
Texel Fillrate
56 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 22nd, 2013 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $499 | MSRP | $149 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
1.5 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
| 701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
