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In short — GeForce GTX 1080 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 GTX 1080 is 2254 days newer than GeForce GTX 480.
Advantages of GeForce GTX 1080
- Performs up to 47% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than GeForce GTX 480 - 150 vs 102 FPS
- Consumes up to 28% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 180 vs 250 Watts
- Up to 433% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 - 8 vs 2 GB
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
FPS
150
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$598
100%
FPS and Value Winner
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 480
Desktop • Mar 26th, 2010
Pixel Fillrate
21.03 GPixel/s
19%
Texel Fillrate
42.06 GTexel/s
15%
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce GTX 480 | vs | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26th, 2010 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
| GeForce 400 | Generation | GeForce 10 |
$499 | MSRP | $599 |
| 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 1.5 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5X |
| 384-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
| 177.4 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| 701 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1607 MHz |
| Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 1733 MHz |
| 924 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1251 MHz |
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