AMD Radeon RX 480 VS AMD Radeon RX 560
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 480
VS
amd
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1024
Cores112 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 560
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W N/A Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
VS
Radeon RX 560
$99 • Apr 2017
AMD Radeon RX 560
4GB GDDR5 75W N/A Apr 2017
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 150 W | 75 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1266 MHz | 1275 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 112 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 1024 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 64 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 128-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 40.51 GPixel/s | 20.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 112 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.834 GFLOPS | 2.611 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 1.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 123 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 3000 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 250 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| 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
3980 (+125%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
1768
AMD Radeon RX 560
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
38595 (+102%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
19139
AMD Radeon RX 560
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 480
25.5 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 560
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8582 (+135%)
AMD Radeon RX 480
3655
AMD Radeon RX 560
Game Benchmarks Comparison (66 benchmarks)
Baldur's Gate 3
7.3 2023 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+77%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+81%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+82%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
STAR WARS Squadrons
8 2020 • Action, Simulation MOTIVE
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+79%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+81%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+81%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Serious Sam 4
7.1 2020 • Action, Adventure, Indie Croteam
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+79%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+77%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+79%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 10 FPS
Winner
Loser
Marvel's Avengers
8 2020 • Action, Adventure, RPG Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montréal, Nixxes
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+81%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+86%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+180%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Horizon Zero Dawn
8.5 2017 • Action, Adventure, RPG Guerrilla
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+77%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+81%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+89%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Maid of Sker
7.2 2020 • Action, Adventure, Indie Wales Interactive
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+82%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+81%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 480 (+115%)
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 560
AVG 13 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 480 Wins!
Based on 66 benchmarks across 22 games
35
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
VS
+85.4%
19
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 560
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
66
Wins
35
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 560
AMD • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
19
Avg FPS
16
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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