Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 vs GIGABYTE GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD

Key differences

Graphics processor family
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:NVIDIA
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:AMD
Processor frequency
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:820 MHz
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:775 MHz
Discrete graphics card memory
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:1.5 GB
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:1 GB
Memory bus
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:384 bit
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:256 bit
Memory clock speed
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:3800 MHz
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:4000 MHz
Interface type
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:PCI Express 2.0
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantity
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:2
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:1
OpenGL version
- GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480:4.0
- GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD:4.1

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Comparison of GV-N480SO-15I, GV-R685D5-1GD
30 specifications	A GIGABYTE GV-N480SO-15I graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Model GV-N480SO-15I View product	B GIGABYTE GV-R685D5-1GD graphics card AMD Model GV-R685D5-1GD View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processor familyDiffers	NVIDIA	AMD
Graphics processorKnown for one	GeForce GTX 480	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	820 MHz	775 MHz
Shader clockKnown for one	1640 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	1.5 GB	1 GB
Memory busDiffers	384 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speedDiffers	3800 MHz	4000 MHz
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Interface typeDiffers	PCI Express 2.0	PCI Express 2.1
DVI-I ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
OpenGL versionDiffers	4.0	4.1
Video formats supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H.264
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7	Microsoft Vista, Windows 7

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.