GeForce GTX 480

The slowest CPU that will not hold it back

Resolution	Minimum processor	Estimated FPS
1080p	Core i7-930	11
1440p	Core i7-930	7
4K	Core i7-930	4

Notice how the requirement drops as resolution rises. At 4K this card is working so much harder per frame that a far slower processor keeps up without trouble. The search starts at four cores and eight threads: below that a game stutters whatever the average frame rate says.

The processors it lands closest to

The 24 processors whose frame rate limit sits nearest this card's, fastest first. The tag after each number says which part hits its limit first. For any other combination, use the calculator.

Processor	1080p	1440p	4K
Core i3-4130T	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-2120	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-2125	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-760	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-3250T	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-680	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-750	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i7-920	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i7-940	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-2100	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-2105	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-670	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i7-930	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-660	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-661	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-3220T	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-650	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i5-655K	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-560	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-2120T	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-550	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-540	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-2100T	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu
Core i3-530	11 gpu	7 gpu	4 gpu

Specifications

Manufacturer	NVIDIA
Video memory	1.5 GB
Released	2010