amd
Brand6GB GDDR6
Memory2304
Cores288 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
VS
amd
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory2304
Cores256 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
6GB GDDR6 150W $279 Jan 2020
Radeon RX 5600 XT
$279 • Jan 2020
VS
Radeon RX 480
$229 • Jun 2016
AMD Radeon RX 480
8GB GDDR5 150W $229 Jun 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 150 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1560 MHz | 1266 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 288 GB/s | 256 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 14nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Shading Units | 2304 | 2304 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 144 | 144 |
| ROPs | 64 | 32 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1500 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 99.84 GPixel/s | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 288 GTexel/s | 256 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 7.188 GFLOPS | 5.834 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 3.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 251 mm² | 232 mm² |
| Transistors | 10300 Million | 5700 Million |
| Required PSU | 450 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
7012 (+76%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
3980
AMD Radeon RX 480
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
66629 (+73%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
38595
AMD Radeon RX 480
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
92.1 FPS
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
FPS
AMD Radeon RX 480
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
13505 (+57%)
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
8582
AMD Radeon RX 480
Game Benchmarks Comparison (90 benchmarks)
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+65%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+55%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+72%)
AVG 43 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 5600 XT (+60%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+71%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 24 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+56%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 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 5600 XT (+64%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+63%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+54%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 34 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 5600 XT (+70%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+68%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+73%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 15 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 5600 XT (+63%)
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+75%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+65%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 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 5600 XT (+56%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+55%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5600 XT (+45%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Radeon RX 480
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Wins!
Based on 90 benchmarks across 29 games
58
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5600 XT
VS
+62.4%
36
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT
AMD • 6GB GDDR6
88
Wins
58
Avg FPS
49
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD • 8GB GDDR5
2
Wins
36
Avg FPS
30
Min FPS
2%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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