AMD Radeon RX 480
The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the Ellesmere GPU architecture from AMD. It has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory. Its clock base frequency is 1.12% GHz with a TDP of 150 watts.The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a raw graphics performance of 5.8 GFLOPS. The graphics card was released in Q2/2016.
| Chip | |
|---|---|
| Graphics card chip: | Polaris 10 XT |
| SM: | 36 |
| Raytracing cores: | 36 |
| Render Output Units: | 32 |
| Texture shader: | 2304 |
| Graphics memory | |
|---|---|
| Memory Size: | 8 GB |
| Memory Type: | GDDR5 |
| Memory Clock: | 2.00 GHz |
| Memory Interface: | 256 bit |
| Memory Bandwith: | 256 GB/s |
3DMark Time Spy (graphics)
The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
FP32 rasterization performance
Graphics performance The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
Models of AMD Radeon RX 480
Here we have collected all the AMD Radeon RX 480 models we know of for you. You can sort the following table according to your wishes and quickly filter out the models that are most suitable for you.| Model | Quality  |
Noise |
Price |
Length |
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| AMD Radeon RX 480 | Entry level | 
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240 mm |
| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 | Entry level | |
240 mm | |
| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 4G | Middle class |
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232 mm |
| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 G1 Gaming 8G | Middle class |
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232 mm |
| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G | Entry level |
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232 mm |
| GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 8G | Entry level |
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232 mm |
Similar graphics cards
We have created a selection of graphics cards with a performance similar to the AMD Radeon RX 480. Other technical data such as clock frequency, memory size or memory type may vary.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
6 GB GDDR6
6 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
6 GB GDDR5
6 GB GDDR5
AMD Radeon RX 6550M
4 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
4 GB GDDR6
4 GB GDDR6
The recommended graphics cards can be found in this table:
| Graphic card | Graphics memory | Frequency | TDP | Raytracing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 | 6 GB GDDR6 | 1.4 GHz | 160 W | Yes |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti | 6 GB GDDR5 | 1.0 GHz | 250 W | No |
| AMD Radeon RX 480 | 8 GB GDDR5 | 1.1 GHz | 150 W | No |
| AMD Radeon RX 6550M | 4 GB GDDR6 | 2.0 GHz | 80 W | Yes |
| AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT | 4 GB GDDR6 | 2.2 GHz | 107 W | Yes |
Popular graphics cards
The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
24 GB GDDR6X
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16 GB GDDR6X
16 GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12 GB GDDR6X
12 GB GDDR6X