Background

Background

Background

Background

GeForce GTX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3060

GeForce GTX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3060: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce GTX 480

1.5 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

Search on Amazon

N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

GeForce GTX 480

1.5 GB GDDR5 | 384-bit

Search on Amazon

N/A Stock

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3060

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $499

All items are out of stock

Prices and Stock
MSRP $329

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 WINDFORCE OC V2 Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 192-bit, PCI-E 4.0, 1792MHz Core Clock, 2x DP 1.4, 2 x HDMI 2.1, NVIDIA Ampere - GV-N3060WF2OC-12GD

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card, 3584 Core, 1320 MHz GPU, 1777 MHz Boost, Ampere Architecture, 3 x DisplayPort, HDMI, Dual Fans with 0-dB Tech

MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 3X 12G OC Gaming Graphics Card - 12GB GDDR6, 1807 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 192 Bit, 3x DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1 (Supports 4K)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms GeForce GTX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both GPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce RTX 3060 is 3945 days newer than GeForce GTX 480.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3060

Performs up to 127% better in Monster Hunter: World than GeForce GTX 480 - 118 vs 52 FPS
Consumes up to 32% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 170 vs 250 Watts
Up to 700% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 12 vs 2 GB

Calculator background

This is a free version of Monster Hunter: World.

Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

GeForce GTX 480

Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010

FPS

52

44%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

FPS

118

100%

Value, £/FPS

£2.16/FPS

100%

Price, £

£254.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 12G DUAL V2 OC Gaming Graphics Card - 1867MHz Boost Clock, GDDR6, PCIe Gen 4, DLSS 2, 1x DP v1.4a, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DVI-D (Supports 4K)

Buy for £254.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 269 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

GeForce GTX 480

Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

66

FPS

157

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

75

FPS

117

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

385

FPS

391

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

134

FPS

182

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

345

FPS

413

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

Theoretical Performance

GeForce GTX 480

Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010

Pixel Fillrate

21.03 GPixel/s

25%

Texel Fillrate

42.06 GTexel/s

21%

GeForce RTX 3060

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

Pixel Fillrate

85.3 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

199 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce GTX 480	vs	GeForce RTX 3060
Mar 26th, 2010	Release Date	Jan 12th, 2021
GeForce 400	Generation	GeForce 30
$499	MSRP	$329
2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
1.5 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
384-bit	Bus	192-bit
177.4 GB/s	Bandwidth	360 GB/s
701 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1320 MHz
Not Available	Boost Clock Speed	1777 MHz
924 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1875 MHz

PCs Using GeForce GTX 480 or GeForce RTX 3060

With selected game settings

Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC Image

Lenovo IdeaCentre LOQ 17L Desktop PC

100 FPS

£7.05/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-13400F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£705.26

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Luxe Gaming PC

101 FPS

£10.58/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,069

In Stock

𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC Image

𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜 Gaming PC

101 FPS

£9.21/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-11900KF

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£929.95

In Stock

ADMI Gaming PC Image

98 FPS

£9.9/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i5-12400F

16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

£969.95

In Stock

Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC Image

Vibox VIII-26 Gaming PC

90 FPS

£13.33/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i9-10900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,199.95

In Stock

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-47 Gaming PC

89 FPS

£9.83/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-9700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£874.95

In Stock

Veno Scorp Gaming PC Image

Veno Scorp Gaming PC

89 FPS

£9.55/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£849.95

In Stock

Vibox III-4 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-4 Gaming PC

97 FPS

£13.87/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-11700

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£1,344.95

In Stock

Fierce RGB Gaming PC Image

Fierce RGB Gaming PC

96 FPS

£8.33/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Ryzen 5 5600X

12 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

£799.99

In Stock

Vibox III-42 Gaming PC Image

Vibox III-42 Gaming PC

89 FPS

£11.07/FPS

GeForce RTX 3060

Core i7-10700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

£984.95

In Stock

Popular GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce RTX 3060 Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3050

£159.99

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

£319.99

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

£658.99

GeForce GTX 480

£201.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£201.99

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

£469.99

GeForce GTX 480

£141.3

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£141.3

GeForce GTX 480

£244.34

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£244.34

GeForce GTX 480

£89.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£89.99

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£403.58

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

£403.58

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

£1,151.3

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GT 1030

£68.99

GeForce GTX 480

£146.76

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£146.76

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£685.78

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

£685.78

GeForce GTX 480

£49

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£49

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

£1,932.14

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

£369.99

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 3070

£645.45

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3070

£645.45

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4090

£3,500

GeForce GTX 480

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.03

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

£334.03

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

£409

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

£199.99

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

£799.98

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

£480.12

GeForce GTX 480

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

GeForce RTX 2060

£209.99

GeForce GTX 480

£63.56

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£63.56

GeForce GTX 480

£302.95

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£302.95

GeForce GTX 480

£605.36

GeForce RTX 3060

£254.99

£605.36