AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) vs AMD Radeon RX 480
Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) and AMD Radeon RX 480 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
- Videocard is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 70 Watt vs 150 Watt
- Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 970.421 vs 769.541
- Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 76.881 vs 67.879
- Around 79% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1730 vs 966
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 8 August 2016 vs 29 June 2016 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 70 Watt vs 150 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 970.421 vs 769.541 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 76.881 vs 67.879 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1730 vs 966 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480
- Around 3% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 1090 MHz
- Around 6% higher boost clock speed: 1266 MHz vs 1200 MHz
- 2.7x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s
- 2.6x more pipelines: 2304 vs 896
- 2.6x better floating-point performance: 5.8 TFLOPs vs 2.2 TFLOPs
- 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8578 vs 4101
- Around 34% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 578
- 2.2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39538 vs 17592
- Around 89% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 103.851 vs 55
- Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.593 vs 4.656
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 597.772 vs 237.944
- Around 64% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 6821
- 96.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 115.4
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Core clock speed | 1120 MHz vs 1090 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1266 MHz vs 1200 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 182.3 GTexel / s vs 67.2 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 2304 vs 896 |
| Floating-point performance | 5.8 TFLOPs vs 2.2 TFLOPs |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB vs 2 GB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - G3D Mark | 8578 vs 4101 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 774 vs 578 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 39538 vs 17592 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 103.851 vs 55 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 7.593 vs 4.656 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 597.772 vs 237.944 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 11172 vs 6821 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 11172 vs 115.4 |
Compare benchmarks
GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop)
GPU 2: AMD Radeon RX 480
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| Name | AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
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| PassMark - G3D Mark | 4101 | 8578 |
| PassMark - G2D Mark | 578 | 774 |
| Geekbench - OpenCL | 17592 | 39538 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 55 | 103.851 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 970.421 | 769.541 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 4.656 | 7.593 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 76.881 | 67.879 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 237.944 | 597.772 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 6821 | 11172 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 115.4 | 11172 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score | 1730 | 966 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 3719 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3361 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 3719 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3361 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) | AMD Radeon RX 480 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Code name | Baffin | Ellesmere |
| Design | Radeon RX 400 Series | Radeon RX 400 Series |
| GCN generation | 4th Gen | 4th Gen |
| Launch date | 8 August 2016 | 29 June 2016 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | $229 |
| Place in performance rating | 540 | 360 |
| Price now | $179.50 | $299.99 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Value for money (0-100) | 33.86 | 39.12 |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1266 MHz |
| Compute units | 14 | 36 |
| Core clock speed | 1090 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 2.2 TFLOPs | 5.8 TFLOPs |
| GPU Power | 35-48 Watt | 110 Watt |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Pipelines | 896 | 2304 |
| Stream Processors | 896 | 2304 |
| Texture fill rate | 67.2 GTexel / s | 182.3 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 70 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Transistor count | 3,000 million | 5,700 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
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| VGA | ||
| Eyefinity | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bridgeless CrossFire | ||
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | 241 mm |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 400 Watt | 500 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| Bus support | n / a | |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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| Mantle | ||
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Memory bus width | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7000 MHz | 7000 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Shared memory | 0 | 0 |
Technologies |
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| 4K H264 Decode | ||
| 4K H264 Encode | ||
| AMD Eyefinity | ||
| AMD Radeon™ Chill | ||
| AMD Radeon™ ReLive | ||
| DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready | ||
| FreeSync | ||
| H265/HEVC Decode | ||
| H265/HEVC Encode | ||
| HDMI 2.0 | ||
| HDMI 4K Support | ||
| PowerTune | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Code Engine (VCE) | ||
| Virtual Super Resolution (VSR) | ||
| ZeroCore | ||
| AppAcceleration | ||
| CrossFire | ||
| Enduro | ||
| FRTC | ||
| HD3D | ||
| HDMI 2.0b | ||
| LiquidVR | ||
| TressFX | ||
| TrueAudio | ||
| VR Ready | ||
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