amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory2048
Cores211.2 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 470
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 470
4GB GDDR5 120W $179 Aug 2016
Radeon RX 470
$179 • Aug 2016
VS
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W $229 Jun 2016
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 470 | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 120 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1206 MHz | 1266 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 211.2 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 128 | 144 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1650 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 38.59 GPixel/s | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 211.2 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 4.94 GFLOPS | 5.834 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 5700 Million |
| Required PSU | 300 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3498
AMD Radeon RX 470
3980 (+14%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
31382
AMD Radeon RX 470
38595 (+23%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 470
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 480
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
7968
AMD Radeon RX 470
8582 (+8%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
Game Benchmarks Comparison (378 benchmarks)
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+9%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+9%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Valheim
8.3 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access Iron Gate AB
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+9%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+9%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+14%)
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
King Arthur Knight's Tale
8.5 2021 • RPG, Strategy NeocoreGames
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+9%)
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
A Total War Saga TROY
8.3 2021 • Action, Simulation, Strategy CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+12%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+10%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+11%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+12%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+12%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX 480 (+13%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 470
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 480 Wins!
Based on 375 benchmarks across 125 games
38
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 470
VS
+10.5%
42
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 470
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
3
Wins
38
Avg FPS
32
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
363
Wins
42
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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