On the rear panel of Geforce GTX 480 are placed two ports DVI and one port HDMI. Cooling system is two-level, which has a turbine layout. To the power unit, the video card is connected through a combination of six and octal pin. Aluminum radiator is combined with copper heat pipes. Two MIO allow GeForce GTX 480 to support 3- way SLI technology.
For the work with single video card GeForce GTX 480 producers recommend using a power unit with not less than 600 W, capable of ensuring current strength not less than 42 A along the 12 v line. For the comparison let us report that Radeon HD 5970 requires a power unit with 650 W power, but single video card GeForce GTX 285 - require a power unit with 550 W.