AMD Radeon RX 480 videocard review

AMD Radeon RX 480

Radeon RX 480 videocard released by AMD; release date: 29 June 2016. At the time of release, the videocard cost $229. The videocard is designed for desktop-computers and based on GCN 4.0 microarchitecture codenamed Ellesmere.

Core clock speed - 1120 MHz. Boost clock speed - 1266 MHz. Texture fill rate - 182.3 GTexel / s. Pipelines - 2304. Floating-point performance - 5.8 TFLOPs. Manufacturing process technology - 14 nm. Transistors count - 5,700 million. Power consumption (TDP) - 150 Watt.

Memory type: GDDR5. Maximum RAM amount - 4 GB. Memory bus width - 256 bit. Memory clock speed - 7000 MHz. Memory bandwidth - 224 GB/s. Shared memory - 0.

Benchmarks

PassMark
G3D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
38588
8624
PassMark
G2D Mark
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
1295
777
Geekbench
OpenCL
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
345150
39226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
939.363 mPixels/s
103.851 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
14101.507 Frames/s
769.541 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
95.851 Frames/s
7.593 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
530.303 Frames/s
67.879 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
4429.590 mHash/s
597.772 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770 Frames
11172 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823 Frames
3719 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225 Frames
3361 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
Car Chase Offscreen
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
34770.000 Fps
11172.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
Manhattan
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
27823.000 Fps
3719.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
69225.000 Fps
3361.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike
Graphics Score
Top 1 GPU
This GPU
36466
4165
Name Value
PassMark - G3D Mark 8624
PassMark - G2D Mark 777
Geekbench - OpenCL 39226
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 103.851 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 769.541 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 7.593 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 67.879 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 597.772 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11172 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3719 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3361 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen 11172.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan 3719.000 Fps
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 3361.000 Fps
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4165

Games performance

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108028.50

Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

Ultra, 1920x108036.80
QHD, 2560x144025.20

Outriders (2021)

Ultra, 1920x108048.80
QHD, 2560x144034.90

Flight Simulator 2020 (2020)

Low, 1280x72069.50
Medium, 1920x108036.90
High, 1920x108026.40

Valorant (2020)

QHD, 2560x1440241.00
4K, 3840x2160120.00

Gears Tactics (2020)

Medium, 1920x1080104.00
High, 1920x108065.80
Ultra, 1920x108051.60
QHD, 2560x144032.30
4K, 3840x216017.20

Red Dead Redemption 2 (2019)

Low, 1280x720122.00
Medium, 1920x108069.00
High, 1920x108043.00
Ultra, 1920x108025.30
QHD, 2560x144021.00

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 (2019)

Ultra, 1920x108070.00

FIFA 20 (2019)

Ultra, 1920x1080218.00
QHD, 2560x1440187.00
4K, 3840x2160113.00

Control (2019)

Low, 1280x720158.00
Medium, 1920x108055.00
High, 1920x108039.30
QHD, 2560x144024.90
4K, 3840x216012.10

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)

Low, 1280x720204.00
Medium, 1920x108076.00
High, 1920x108048.40
Ultra, 1920x108034.40
QHD, 2560x144022.80
4K, 3840x216011.50

The Division 2 (2019)

High, 1920x108068.00
Ultra, 1920x108051.80
QHD, 2560x144036.30

Anthem (2019)

Ultra, 1920x108062.00
QHD, 2560x144042.70
4K, 3840x216022.10

Metro Exodus (2019)

Low, 1280x720115.00
Medium, 1920x108058.60
High, 1920x108033.80
Ultra, 1920x108031.80
4K, 3840x216015.10

Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

Ultra, 1920x108069.00
QHD, 2560x144050.00
4K, 3840x216026.00

Apex Legends (2019)

Medium, 1920x108093.00
High, 1920x108078.00
Ultra, 1920x108077.00
QHD, 2560x144050.00
4K, 3840x216024.90

Just Cause 4 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108062.00
QHD, 2560x144042.00
4K, 3840x216021.00

Darksiders III (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108059.00
QHD, 2560x144038.50
4K, 3840x216019.00

Farming Simulator 19 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108056.40
QHD, 2560x144038.30
4K, 3840x216020.20

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108096.00
QHD, 2560x144065.00
4K, 3840x216030.50

Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

Medium, 1920x108058.00
High, 1920x108049.00
Ultra, 1920x108035.00
4K, 3840x216017.00

Forza Horizon 4 (2018)

Medium, 1920x1080100.00
High, 1920x108093.00
Ultra, 1920x108077.00

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)

Low, 1280x720143.00
Medium, 1920x108066.00
High, 1920x108061.00
Ultra, 1920x108053.00
4K, 3840x216018.00

F1 2018 (2018)

Low, 1280x720203.00
Medium, 1920x1080110.00
High, 1920x108096.00
Ultra, 1920x108065.00
QHD, 2560x144051.00
4K, 3840x216029.00

Monster Hunter World (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108049.60
QHD, 2560x144032.70
4K, 3840x216015.90

The Crew 2 (2018)

Low, 1280x72060.00
Medium, 1920x108060.00
High, 1920x108060.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.00
QHD, 2560x144046.80
4K, 3840x216023.40

X-Plane 11.11 (2018)

Low, 1280x72061.30
Medium, 1920x108058.70
High, 1920x108051.30
4K, 3840x216038.70

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)

Ultra, 1920x108044.70
QHD, 2560x144030.20
4K, 3840x216014.50

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)

Low, 1280x72098.00
Medium, 1920x108055.90
High, 1920x108030.40
4K, 3840x216014.20

Fortnite (2018)

Low, 1280x720346.00
Medium, 1920x1080207.00
High, 1920x108079.00
Ultra, 1920x108064.50
QHD, 2560x144038.90
4K, 3840x216018.40

Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108067.00
4K, 3840x216023.60

Need for Speed Payback (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108087.00
4K, 3840x216028.20

Call of Duty WWII (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108087.00
4K, 3840x216037.60

Assassin's Creed Origins (2017)

Low, 1280x72068.00
Medium, 1920x108059.00
High, 1920x108056.00
Ultra, 1920x108051.00
4K, 3840x216023.00

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017)

Medium, 1920x1080134.00
High, 1920x1080112.00
Ultra, 1920x108087.00
4K, 3840x216031.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of War (2017)

Low, 1280x720160.00
Medium, 1920x108096.00
High, 1920x108072.00
Ultra, 1920x108055.00

Ark Survival Evolved (2017)

Medium, 1920x108047.30
High, 1920x108033.90
Ultra, 1920x108023.30

Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108045.10
4K, 3840x216016.00

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x1080114.00
4K, 3820x2160114.00

Dirt 4 (2017)

Ultra, 1920x108064.30
4K, 3840x216036.60

Rocket League (2017)

High, 1920x1080156.00
4K, 3840x216070.00

Prey (2017)

Low, 1280x720143.00
Medium, 1920x1080137.00
High, 1920x1080111.00
Ultra, 1920x108096.00
4K, 3840x216030.70

Mass Effect Andromeda (2017)

High, 1920x108061.90
Ultra, 1920x108053.80
4K, 3840x216024.70

Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017)

Low, 1280x720132.00
Medium, 1920x108070.00
High, 1920x108064.00
Ultra, 1920x108035.10

For Honor (2017)

Low, 1280x720268.00
Medium, 1920x1080112.00
High, 1920x1080107.00
Ultra, 1920x108077.00
4K, 3840x216031.60

Resident Evil 7 (2017)

High, 1920x1080129.00
Ultra, 1920x1080112.00
4K, 3840x216035.10

Dishonored 2 (2016)

High, 1920x108068.00
Ultra, 1920x108060.60
4K, 3840x216025.30

Titanfall 2 (2016)

4K, 3840x216032.00

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108077.00
4K, 3840x216073.00

Civilization VI (2016)

High, 1920x108076.50
Ultra, 1920x108068.00
4K, 3840x216057.50

Battlefield 1 (2016)

High, 1920x108099.00
Ultra, 1920x108088.95
4K, 3840x216038.10

Mafia 3 (2016)

Medium, 1366x76857.50
High, 1920x108032.60

Deus Ex Mankind Divided (2016)

High, 1920x108063.90
Ultra, 1920x108033.40
4K, 3840x216019.70

Mirror's Edge Catalyst (2016)

Medium, 1366x768125.00
High, 1920x108080.00
Ultra, 1920x108070.30
4K, 3840x216025.40

Overwatch (2016)

High, 1920x1080197.00
Ultra, 1920x1080139.00
4K, 3840x216057.00

Doom (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108080.00
4K, 3840x216030.00

Ashes of the Singularity (2016)

Medium, 1920x108065.50
High, 1920x108057.00
4K, 3840x216025.00

Hitman 2016 (2016)

High, 1920x108064.90
Ultra, 1920x108060.10
4K, 3840x216028.60

The Division (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108057.50
4K, 3840x216028.40

Far Cry Primal (2016)

Low, 1280x720133.00
Medium, 1920x108095.00
High, 1920x108085.00
Ultra, 1920x108059.00
4K, 3840x216028.00

XCOM 2 (2016)

High, 1920x108057.60
Ultra, 1920x108026.90
4K, 3840x216016.30

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Ultra, 1920x108057.00
4K, 3840x216025.60

Rainbow Six Siege (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080127.00
4K, 3840x216048.40

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015)

High, 1920x108075.00
Ultra, 1920x108029.10
4K, 3840x216025.60

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

Ultra, 1920x1080100.00
4K, 3840x216038.50

Fallout 4 (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108067.60
4K, 3840x216028.40

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108094.00
4K, 3840x216035.20

Anno 2205 (2015)

High, 1920x108070.00
Ultra, 1920x108028.70
4K, 3840x216026.10

World of Warships (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108052.20
4K, 3840 x 216052.20

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

4K, 3840x216088.00

The Witcher 3 (2015)

High, 1920x108078.00
Ultra, 1920x108043.90
4K, 3840x216027.20

Dirt Rally (2015)

Ultra, 1920x108082.00
4K, 3840x216064.00

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x768174.00
High, 1920x1080107.00
Ultra, 1920x108048.00
QHD36.80
4K, 3840x216035.50

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Ultra, 1920x108059.00

Alien: Isolation (2014)

High, 1920x1080151.00
Ultra, 1920x1080122.00

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

High, 1920x1080116.00
Ultra, 1920x108084.00

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108082.00
4K, 3840x216041.90

Metro: Last Light (2013)

High, 1366x768142.00
Ultra, 1920x108080.00

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x720335.00
Medium, 1366x768286.00
High, 1366x768257.00
Ultra, 1920x1080110.00

Crysis 3 (2013)

Ultra, 1920x108052.60

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0
Code name Ellesmere
Design Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation 4th Gen
Launch date 29 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Place in performance rating 354
Price now $299.99
Type Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 39.12

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1266 MHz
Compute units 36
Core clock speed 1120 MHz
Floating-point performance 5.8 TFLOPs
GPU Power 110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm
Pipelines 2304
Stream Processors 2304
Texture fill rate 182.3 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt
Transistor count 5,700 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support n / a
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin

API support

DirectX 12
Mantle
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

4K H264 Decode
4K H264 Encode
AMD Eyefinity
AMD Radeon™ Chill
AMD Radeon™ ReLive
AppAcceleration
CrossFire
DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
Enduro
FreeSync
FRTC
H265/HEVC Decode
H265/HEVC Encode
HD3D
HDMI 2.0b
HDMI 4K Support
LiquidVR
PowerTune
TressFX
TrueAudio
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Code Engine (VCE)
Virtual Super Resolution (VSR)
VR Ready
ZeroCore