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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M is a graphics card released on May 25, 2010, built on the Fermi architecture. It has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 76.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 425 MHz and a 100 W board power rating. It scores 1,653 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5.

FermiGF100

8/10 key specs recorded · 26 facts

Depth: 34 recorded fields, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)PassMark Videocard Benchmark

Shading units

n/a

Memory

2 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

425 MHz base

Board power

100 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M scores 1,653 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 62.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,120), measured across 16 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 430.

PassMark G3D Mark

1,653

Rank #1,120
Faster than 62.8% of 2,658 GPUs
16 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 36 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 50.7% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 6 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 39% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 15 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 42.9% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 4 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 8.5% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 478 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 26.1% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M averages DirectX 9 36 fps, DirectX 10 6 fps, DirectX 11 15 fps, DirectX 12 4 fps and GPU Compute 478 ops/s, across 16 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Max memory 2 GB

Core clock 425 MHz

Memory clock 2400 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 100 W

First benchmarked 2010-07-01

Samples 16

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 2 GB of memory, a core clock of 425 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2010-07-01. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Fermi

Codename GF100

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M is based on the Fermi architecture and uses the GF100 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 425 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M runs at a base clock of 425 MHz.

Memory

Size 2 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 76.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M has a board power rating of 100 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 100 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 2.0 x16

Market

Launched May 25, 2010

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M was released on May 25, 2010.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 1,653

PassMark G2D 430

Rank #1,120

Samples 16

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M supports DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.5.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M has 2 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M has a board power rating of 100 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M scores 1,653 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 62.8% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,120. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 4 fps.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480M was released on May 25, 2010.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Fermi (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GF100 -> Fermi. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.