GeForce GTX 480

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
GPU Codename	GF100
Architecture	Fermi
Launch Date	2010-03-29
Market Segment Notes	Desktop in GeForce 400 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GF100
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-1980
Process Node	TSMC 40 nm
Transistor Count	3.1 billion
Die Size	529 mm²
CUDA Cores	480
SM Count	15
TMUs	60
ROPs	48
Base Clock	701 MHz
Boost Clock	701 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	21.03 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	42.06 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	1.34 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.17 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	1.5 GB
Memory Type	GDDR5
Memory Bus Width	384-bit
Memory Clock	924 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	177.4 GB/s
L2 Cache	1 MB
L1 Cache	64 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	250 W
Recommended PSU	600 W
Power Connectors	1x PCIe 6-pin + 1x PCIe 8-pin
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Display Outputs	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 1.3a
Slot Width	Dual-slot, 267 mm length
Card Length	267 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	2.0
Shader Model	5.1
DirectX Support	DirectX 11.0
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 1.1

Partial entry. Core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.

Reviews1 review

Board-partner, reference-card, article, and video reviews that cover this GPU.

Review of NVIDIA's Fermi GTX 480 and GTX 470.

Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

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Data confidence and source status

Partial entry. Core specifications may be present, but history, variant notes, known issues, and source review may be incomplete.

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NVIDIA Newsroom PDF, New NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 GPU Cranks Up PC GamingPrimary launch source for GTX 480 and GTX 470 consumer Fermi positioning.Open source
NVIDIA, Fermi Compute Architecture WhitepaperPrimary architecture source for Fermi context.Open source
Gizmodo, Nvidia's GTX 480: First Fermi BenchmarksPeriod review/report context for GTX 480 configuration and power discussion.Open source
Archived NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 reference specificationsOfficial reference memory, interface-width, maximum-card-power, minimum-system-power, and supplementary-power specifications preserved by the Internet ArchiveOpen source
NVIDIA 2010 press-release archive: GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470Official March 29, 2010 public launch entry; source release states mid-April availabilityOpen source

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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