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GeForce GTX 480 Lightning / N480GTX Lightning

Specifications of the MSI GeForce GTX 480 Lightning GPU


MSI GeForce GTX 480 Lightning (part number N480GTX Lightning) is a Graphics Processing Unit, based on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480, and fabricated on 40 nm manufacturing process. The GPU is aimed at desktop market segment. The cards graphics and processor clock speeds are 750 MHz and 1.5 GHz respectively. It also features 480 CUDA cores, 60 texture units, along with 48 ROPs. The GeForce GTX 480 Lightning embeds 1.5 GB of GDDR5 memory, utilizing 384 bit bus. The memory is clocked at 1 GHz, which gives 192 GB/s memory bandwidth. The GPU has PCI Express 2.0 interface, and requires 2 motherboard slots. This model needs up to 250 Watt of power, on a par with the reference design. For better MSI GeForce GTX 480 Lightning 3D graphics and gaming performance, it can be used with up to 3 similar graphics cards in SLI mode.

More detailed specifications of the MSI GeForce GTX 480 Lightning graphics card you will find below.

Name / Brand / Architecture

Manufacturer:MSI
Model:GeForce GTX 480 Lightning
Part number:N480GTX Lightning
Reference card?:No
Based on:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 [Compare]
Target market segment:Desktop
Die name:GF100
Architecture:Fermi
Fabrication process:40nm
Transistors:3.0 Billion
Bus interface:PCI-E 2.0 x 16

Frequency

Graphics clock:750 MHz
Processor clock:1500 MHz

Memory specifications

Memory size:1536 MB
Memory type:GDDR5
Memory clock:1000 MHz
Memory clock (effective):4000 MHz
Memory interface width:384-bit
Memory bandwidth:192.0 GB/s

Cores / Texture

CUDA:2.0
CUDA cores:480
ROPs:48
Texture units:60
RAMDACs:400 MHz

SLI / Crossfire

Maximum SLI options:3-Way

Electric characteristics

Maximum GPU temp:105C
Maximum power draw:250 W

Video features

Multi-monitor:Yes
Maximum DVI resolution:2560 x 1600
Maximum HDMI resolution:1920 x 1200
Maximum VGA resolution:2048 x 1536
Anti-Aliasing technologies:32 x CSAA
HDMI:Yes
HDMI version:1.3a

Performance

Pixel fill rate:36 Gigapixels/s
Texture fill rate:48 Gigatexels/s
Single presision compute power:1440 GFLOPS

External connectors

Standard display connectors:2 x Dual Link DVI-I
DisplayPort
HDMI
Power connectors:1 x 6-pin
1 x 8-pin
Audio input for HDMI:Internal

Dimensions

Size (length x height):12 inches (305 mm) x 5 inches (127 mm)
Width:Dual-Slot

Other features / Support

Other features:3D Vision  ? 
3D Vision Surround  ? 
HDCP
PhysX
PureVideo HD  ? 
Open CL support:Yes
OpenGL support:4.0
DirectX support:11.0
Shader model:5.0
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