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GeForce GTX 280 vs GeForce GTX 480
Intro
The GeForce GTX 280 comes with core speeds of 602 MHz on the GPU, and 1107 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR3 memory. It features 240 SPUs along with 80 Texture Address Units and 32 Rasterization Operator Units.Compare those specs to the GeForce GTX 480, which features GPU core speed of 700 MHz, and 1536 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 924 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also is comprised of 480 SPUs, 60 TAUs, and 48 ROPs.
Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks
Power Consumption (Max TDP)
| GeForce GTX 280 |
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236 Watts |
| GeForce GTX 480 |
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250 Watts |
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Memory Bandwidth
Theoretically, the GeForce GTX 480 should be quite a bit faster than the GeForce GTX 280 overall. (explain)
| GeForce GTX 480 |
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177408 MB/sec |
| GeForce GTX 280 |
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141696 MB/sec |
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Texel Rate
The GeForce GTX 280 is a bit (approximately 15%) better at texture filtering than the GeForce GTX 480. (explain)| GeForce GTX 280 |
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48160 Mtexels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 480 |
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42000 Mtexels/sec |
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Pixel Rate
The GeForce GTX 480 should be a lot (about 74%) faster with regards to AA than the GeForce GTX 280, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions while still performing well. (explain)| GeForce GTX 480 |
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33600 Mpixels/sec |
| GeForce GTX 280 |
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19264 Mpixels/sec |
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Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.
Price Comparison
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Specifications
| Model | GeForce GTX 280 | GeForce GTX 480 |
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| Manufacturer | nVidia | nVidia |
| Year | June 17, 2008 | March 2010 |
| Code Name | G200 | GF100 |
| Memory | 1024 MB | 1536 MB |
| Core Speed | 602 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Memory Speed | 2214 MHz | 3696 MHz |
| Power (Max TDP) | 236 watts | 250 watts |
| Bandwidth | 141696 MB/sec | 177408 MB/sec |
| Texel Rate | 48160 Mtexels/sec | 42000 Mtexels/sec |
| Pixel Rate | 19264 Mpixels/sec | 33600 Mpixels/sec |
| Unified Shaders | 240 | 480 |
| Texture Mapping Units | 80 | 60 |
| Render Output Units | 32 | 48 |
| Bus Type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 512-bit | 384-bit |
| Fab Process | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Transistors | 1400 million | 3000 million |
| Bus | PCIe x16 2.0 | PCIe x16 |
| DirectX Version | DirectX 10 | DirectX 11 |
| OpenGL Version | OpenGL 3.1 | OpenGL 4.1 |
Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of information (counted in MB per second) that can be moved across the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory clock speed. If the card has DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 once again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The better the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and higher screen resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that can be applied per second. This is worked out by multiplying the total texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better the texel rate, the better the card will be at texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels applied in a second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum amount of pixels the graphics card can possibly write to the local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is worked out by multiplying the amount of Raster Operations Pipelines by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for outputting the pixels (image) to the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on many other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth of the card - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the ability to get to the maximum fill rate.
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Comments
One Response to “GeForce GTX 280 vs GeForce GTX 480”GREAT SITE !
you (spectator) can think that this site can be useless but compared to passmark bench site it's USEFULL AS HELL !
why ? if you watch gtx280 score point in passmark test youll notice that can do only 1200 point ! (around)
and a gtx TITAN (in the same site) can do OVER 8000 point (benchmark score)
after i watched the comparison on this site i noticed that in the OVERALL PERFORMANCE the gtx titan is not 6x/8x times faster than a gtx 280, it's only 100% FASTER (and not in all situations)
i was really afraid about my performance in game like crysis 2 that has not a triple or quadruple fps increase(seeing a gpu load over 95 % all time)
i tought i waster money buyng gtx titan but NOW i know what really have in my hands !