The GeForce GTX 480, released in 2010 as the flagship unit of the 400 series. This particular model manufactured by NVIDIA board-partner, ASUS.
Release date
April 12, 2010; 14 years ago (April 12, 2010)
Codename
GF10x
Architecture
Fermi
Models
GeForce series
GeForce GT series
GeForce GTS series
GeForce GTX series
Transistors
260M 40 nm (GT218 - GeForce 405 only)
585M 40 nm (GF108)
1.170M 40 nm (GF106)
1.950M 40 nm (GF104)
1.950M 40 nm (GF114)
3.200M 40 nm (GF100)
Cards
Entry-level
GT 420 GT 430
Mid-range
GT 440 GTS 450 GTX 460 GTX 465
High-end
GTX 470 GTX 480
API support
DirectX
Direct3D 11.0 (feature level 11_0)[1] Shader Model 5.1
OpenCL
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL
OpenGL 4.6
History
Predecessor
GeForce 200 series
Successor
GeForce 500 series
Support status
Unsupported
The GeForce 400 series is a series of graphics processing units developed by Nvidia, serving as the introduction of the Fermi microarchitecture. Its release was originally slated in November 2009,[2] however, after delays, it was released on March 26, 2010, with availability following in April 2010.
Its direct competitor was ATI's Radeon HD 5000 series.
^"OFFICIAL: NVIDIA says GT300 on schedule for Q4 2009, yields are fine - Bright Side Of News*". Brightsideofnews.com. September 25, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
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