Key Differences
In short — GeForce GTX 480 outperforms Radeon HD 7870M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing GeForce GTX 480 is 760 days older than Radeon HD 7870M.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7870M
- Consumes up to 82% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 45 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 33% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 2 vs 1.5 GB
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Radeon HD 7870M
Mobile • Apr 24th, 2012
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7870M |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 24th, 2012 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | London |
| $499 | MSRP | Not Available |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | Outputs | None |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 1.5 GB | Memory | 2 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 384-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 64 GB/s |
| 701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 800 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
| 924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
