AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon E8870

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 480 and AMD Radeon E8870 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon E8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 12% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 1000 MHz
3.8x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
3x more pipelines: 2304 vs 768
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
2.6x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8629 vs 3368
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 778 vs 708
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 103.851 vs 36.948
6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.593 vs 1.11
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 4620
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 4620

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2016 vs 29 September 2015
Core clock speed	1120 MHz vs 1000 MHz
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s vs 48 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 768
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 6000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8629 vs 3368
PassMark - G2D Mark	778 vs 708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851 vs 36.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593 vs 1.11
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172 vs 4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172 vs 4620

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon E8870

264.8x better floating-point performance: 1,536 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 874.689 vs 769.541
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5030 vs 3719
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 18191 vs 3361
Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5030 vs 3719
5.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 18191 vs 3361

Specifications (specs)
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	75 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	874.689 vs 769.541
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5030 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	18191 vs 3361
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5030 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	18191 vs 3361

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU 2: AMD Radeon E8870

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8629

3368

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

778

708

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

103.851

36.948

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

769.541

874.689

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.593

1.11

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

4620

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

5030

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

18191

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

4620

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

5030

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

18191

Name	AMD Radeon RX 480	AMD Radeon E8870
PassMark - G3D Mark	8629	3368
PassMark - G2D Mark	778	708
Geekbench - OpenCL	39057
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851	36.948
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541	874.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593	1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172	4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	5030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	18191
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172	4620
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	5030
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	18191
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	4164

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 480	AMD Radeon E8870
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	GCN 2.0
Code name	Ellesmere	Saturn
Design	Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	29 June 2016	29 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	340	341
Price now	$299.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	39.12
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	1000 MHz
Floating-point performance	5.8 TFLOPs	1,536 gflops
GPU Power	110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2304	768
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s	48 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	75 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	2,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	n / a
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	241 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (12_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	96 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	6000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	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