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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB GDDR5 PCIe

Based on 21 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

9
Average:

3
Bad:

3

Pros

Breathtaking visual effects rendering thanks to Fermi and DirectX 11 technology.
Untouchable singleGPU performance, 3D Gaming
Fast performance. Supports DirectX 11. Enables 3D Vision Surround with appropriate hardware.
Ultra High Performance, Redesigned Core, 3DSurround/Surround, Handles AA/AF like it's not there, Stable Drivers (
Most Powerful GPU on the Market, High-Resolution Gaming with PhysX, Support for more DirectX 11 features than the competition, Black Chrome Heatsink, 3D Vision Gaming across 3 Monitors, Surround Gaming up to 3 Monitors, 3D gaming at 1080p
Priced to compete wth ATI 5870, 1.5GB GDDR5 Memory, Advanced Tessellation with Raster and PolyMorph Engines, PhysX, CUDA, 3D Vision.
Fastest single GPU card todate, DirectX 11 support, Substantial performance improvements in DirectX 11, GDDR5 memory, Software voltage control seems possible, Native HDMI output, Support for NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround, Support for CUDA, PhysX and 3D Vision
Fastest singleunit DX11 graphics accelerator available, Best pricetoperformance cost ratio, GF100 Introduces Error Correcting Code (ECC), Outstanding performance for ultra highend games, Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case, Includes native HD
Superb performance; DirectX 11 support; works with 3D Vision; supports physics, computation acceleration

Cons

Runs hotter and louder than the competition.
Costly to own and run, Powerhungry, Runs incredibly hot
Expensive. Power-hungry. Does not markedly outperform competing cards.
Umption
Huge power usage, Extremely hot, Higher price than the competition, Flagship product without the full 512 Cores, Needing a set of GTX 480/470 in SLI to use the Surround gaming options
UmptionHeat, Editors Choice, gold
High power draw, Noisy cooler, High temperatures, Fairly high price, Paper launch, High temperatures and power draw makes SLI and triple SLI difficult, Limited availability, Only 480 shaders, DirectX 11 won't be relevant for quite a while
Consumes 52W at idle and 370W under full load, Extremely hot under normal operation, Very expensive premiumlevel product, Cooling fan is audible under load
Blocks adjacent slot; loud under load; requires eight- and six-pin PCIe power connectors and robust power supply

By TechSpot on March 26, 2010

By all accounts the GeForce GTX 480 is not the beast we were hoping it would be. It's main competitor, the Radeon HD 5870 is no slouch, so beating it in almost every test is a real accomplishment, however in many cases it wasn't a great deal...

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By Tom's Hardware UK on April 07, 2011

Are you dutiful about keeping your drivers up-to-date? Nvidia does a pretty good job of maintaining a regular release schedule. Today we look at how much performance you can expect from an old card in new games using four driver packages. Everyone is...

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By Expreview on August 09, 2010

According to the test, the full spec’ed 512SP GTX 480 just brings a performance improvement of no more than 6% over the 480SP GTX 480. The power consumption and temperature of GF100 have become NVIDIA’s headache. Even without overclocking,...

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By The Tech Report on July 29, 2010

Putting together these value comparisons is harder than it looks. Oh, sure, looking at our overall value graphs and making broad generalizations is a lot of fun, but it can be quite misleading. You've gotta keep the hidden variables in mind. If this...

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By TopTenREVIEWS on June 01, 2010

With aftermarket cooling systems you could probably negate the...

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By Atomic MPC on May 14, 2010

An alternative for DX11, but not a huge...

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By ComputerPowerUser on May 14, 2010

Nvidia’s long anticipated enthusiast graphics card, the GeForce GTX 480, has finally arrived at the DirectX 11 ball. ATI has been strutting its stuff since last September, but if Fermi makes...

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By PC Authority on May 10, 2010

Fermi is here at last, but can Nvidia’s newest (and long-delayed) graphics creation trump ATI’s take-all-before-it 5800 series? We put two cards to the test to find out...

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By Tbreak.com on April 28, 2010

http://tech.tbreak.com/2010/04/geforce-gtx-480-worth-upgrading-from-radeon-hd-5870/GeForce+GTX+480-+Worth+upgrading+from+Radeon+HD+5870%3F2010-04-28+12%3A27%3A16Ace Our NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 sample got a bit delayed in reaching us. We figured that...

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By IT Reviews on April 22, 2010

The fastest single-GPU card money can buy, but not the giant leap forwards some people were expecting. NVIDIA - GeForce GTX 480 price Buy NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 securely online at a bargain price £449 inc. VAT NVIDIA: 0118 903 3000 www.nvidia.com...

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