amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 480
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2944
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W $229 Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
VS
GeForce RTX 2080
$699 • Sep 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 215W $699 Sep 2018
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 480 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 150 W | 215 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1266 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 14nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | Turing |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2944 |
| RT Cores | N/A | 46 |
| TMUs | 144 | 184 |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 2000 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 40.51 GPixel/s | 109.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 256 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 5.834 GFLOPS | 10.07 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 2.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 232 mm² | 545 mm² |
| Transistors | 5700 Million | 13600 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 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
| 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
10843 (+172%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
38595
AMD Radeon RX 480
118637 (+207%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
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
128.3 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
8582
AMD Radeon RX 480
18747 (+118%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (186 benchmarks)
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+105%)
AVG 154 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+120%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+152%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 50 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
GeForce RTX 2080 (+200%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 93 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+221%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+194%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 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
GeForce RTX 2080 (+159%)
AVG 171 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+170%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+188%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 57 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
GeForce RTX 2080 (+176%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+191%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+218%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 11 FPS
MIN 8 FPS
Winner
Loser
It Takes Two
7.9 2021 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+142%)
AVG 150 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+175%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+200%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 47 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
GeForce RTX 2080 (+129%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+126%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080 (+135%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Wins!
Based on 186 benchmarks across 61 games
36
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
VS
+141.8%
87
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
36
Avg FPS
30
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
185
Wins
87
Avg FPS
73
Min FPS
99%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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