AMD Radeon RX 480 VS AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 480
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthRadeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W N/A Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
VS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
$399 • Jul 2019
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
8GB GDDR6 225W N/A Jul 2019
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150 W | 225 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1266 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 7nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | RDNA 1.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2560 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 160 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 40.51 GPixel/s | 121.9 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.834 GFLOPS | 9.754 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 251 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 10300 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
3980
AMD Radeon RX 480
8594 (+116%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
38595
AMD Radeon RX 480
81739 (+112%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
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
117.9 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8582
AMD Radeon RX 480
16398 (+91%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Game Benchmarks Comparison (144 benchmarks)
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+100%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 124 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+96%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+116%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Valheim
8.3 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access Iron Gate AB
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+106%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+129%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+106%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
King Arthur Knight's Tale
8.5 2021 • RPG, Strategy NeocoreGames
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+109%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+100%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+92%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
A Total War Saga TROY
8.3 2021 • Action, Simulation, Strategy CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+121%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+132%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+145%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+110%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+113%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+115%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Baldur's Gate 3
7.3 2023 • Adventure, RPG, Strategy Larian Studios
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+85%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+82%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+90%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Wins!
Based on 144 benchmarks across 47 games
34
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
VS
+109.3%
72
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
34
Avg FPS
29
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
144
Wins
72
Avg FPS
59
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
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