amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 480
VS
amd
Brand8GB HBM2
Memory3584
Cores409.6 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W $229 Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
VS
Radeon RX Vega 56
$399 • Aug 2017
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
8GB HBM2 210W $399 Aug 2017
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 480 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| TDP | 150 W | 210 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1266 MHz | 1471 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 5.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 3584 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 224 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 2048-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 40.51 GPixel/s | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 409.6 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.834 GFLOPS | 10.54 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 495 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 12500 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.1 |
| 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
AMD Radeon RX 480
6723 (+69%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
38595
AMD Radeon RX 480
47815 (+24%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
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
81.2 FPS
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8582
AMD Radeon RX 480
13099 (+53%)
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Game Benchmarks Comparison (324 benchmarks)
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+44%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+51%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+60%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 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 Vega 56 (+77%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+92%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+69%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 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 Vega 56 (+61%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+65%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+75%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 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 Vega 56 (+48%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+50%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+64%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
Valkyria Chronicles 4
8.5 2018 • Action, RPG, Strategy SEGA
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+76%)
AVG 187 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+76%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 118 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+77%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Pathfinder Kingmaker
8.5 2018 • Adventure, RPG Owlcat Games
1080p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+47%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
1440p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+48%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
2160p
| high
Radeon RX Vega 56 (+56%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 Wins!
Based on 321 benchmarks across 107 games
41
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
VS
+54.9%
64
Avg FPS
Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
41
Avg FPS
35
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
AMD • 8GB HBM2
315
Wins
64
Avg FPS
54
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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