Zotac GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 11 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Great Performance, Runs Quietly, DirectX 11 Support, 320bit Memory Interface
Fastest singleunit DX11 graphics accelerator available, Excellent pricetoperformance cost ratio, GF100 Introduces Error Correcting Code (ECC), Outstanding performance for ultra highend games, Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case, Includes nati
Good performance, heat pipe cooler dumps hot air outside the case, Nvidia 3D Vision support

Cons:

Temperatures can go High, High Power Requirement, No Display Port
Consumes 48W at idle and 355W under full load, Very expensive premiumlevel product, Lacks free DX11 PC video game bundle

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Last revision on October 28, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Great Performance, Runs Quietly, DirectX 11 Support, 320bit Memory Interface
Fastest singleunit DX11 graphics accelerator available, Excellent pricetoperformance cost ratio, GF100 Introduces Error Correcting Code (ECC), Outstanding performance for ultra highend games, Fan exhausts all heated air outside of case, Includes nati
Good performance, heat pipe cooler dumps hot air outside the case, Nvidia 3D Vision support
True to the MSRP pricing it ahead of the pack, ZOTAC supported (Home of the ITX!), GTX 480 is the fastest DX11 graphics card available, Fermi offers Shader innovation, Supports 3D NVision Technology

Reviewers Didn't Like

Temperatures can go High, High Power Requirement, No Display Port
Consumes 48W at idle and 355W under full load, Very expensive premiumlevel product, Lacks free DX11 PC video game bundle
Power hungry, fan is noisy under heavy load, expensive
Premium price for premium performance, Very hot graphics cards, Audible fan noise, Limited bundle for the price

Expert reviews and ratings

100

Although late to the graphics party nVidia’s GeForce GTX 480 makes up for lost time by kicking out impressive performance figures. There’s no faster single GPU available today....

By ITP.net on November 01, 2010

The ZOTAC Geforce GTX 480 is priced at Rs. 28,700 and it is clearly the fastest single GPU consumer card available in the market now. It has some heat issues and draws a lot of power but I have no hesitation in calling it a very good...

By PCWorld India on June 29, 2010

While NVIDIA's new lower-end cards started coming out many months ago, products based around its next-generation GF100 architecture have been far longer in the making. Indeed, even now NVIDIA has held back the fully fledged GF100 – the Zotac...

By Good Gear Guide on June 29, 2010

So the GTX 480 is clearly the best single-chip solution around (although still not fast enough to beat the dual-chip 5970). But is that enough? The problem is that it’s very very expensive, costing an extra £110 over the 5870. The performance...

By PC Advisor on June 28, 2010

Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to ensure that all...

By Benchmark Reviews on May 10, 2010

The Zotac GeForce GTX 480 is based on Nvidia's latest uber-graphics card design, the GTX 480. This card uses the Nvidia GF100 chip, which is the single fastest graphics chip on the planet and packs in all the latest features. With cards based...

By Trusted Reviews on May 04, 2010

Gone are the days when high-end cards used to cost forty-fifty thousand. Today you can find flagship graphics cards for around the 30K mark. Not to say that it is cheap now, but it's good to see the price coming down. Similarly, the GTX480 being...

By TechTree on May 04, 2010

There’s no question that the NVidia Geforce GTX 480 is the king of Tessellation. It provides the highest DX11 frame rates of any single GPU video card currently on the market. It’s also offers up 3D Vision Technology if you ever want to get...

By FutureLooks on April 27, 2010

If ever a product, and indeed a review, had a split-personality then this is it.Our experience with it has changed so vastly, covering the full range of emotions, that it took us some time and many discussions to finally agree what we thought.So what...

By Overclock3D on April 15, 2010

Zotac's GTX 480 is the fastest single-GPU video card ever tested by IT Reviews, but Radeon 5870 owners can rest easy in the knowledge that their purchase is not far behind. Zotac - GeForce GTX 480 Graphics Card price Buy Zotac GeForce GTX 480...

By IT Reviews on July 01, 2010

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