AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon HD 6670

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 480 and AMD Radeon HD 6670 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 HD 6670

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 58% higher boost clock speed: 1266 MHz vs 800 MHz
9.5x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 19.2 GTexel / s
4.8x more pipelines: 2304 vs 480
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1 GB
6.7x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1050 MHz
11.8x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8578 vs 724
3.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 247
20.8x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39538 vs 1905
21.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 103.851 vs 4.861
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 769.541 vs 235.463
16.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.593 vs 0.463
4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 67.879 vs 15.918
15.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 597.772 vs 38.551
7.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 1564
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3719 vs 3260
7.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 1564
Around 14% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3719 vs 3260

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2016 vs 19 April 2011
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz vs 800 MHz
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s vs 19.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 480
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8578 vs 724
PassMark - G2D Mark	774 vs 247
Geekbench - OpenCL	39538 vs 1905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851 vs 4.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541 vs 235.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593 vs 0.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879 vs 15.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772 vs 38.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172 vs 1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3348

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6670

132.4x better floating-point performance: 768.0 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 66 Watt vs 150 Watt

Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	66 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6670

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8578

724

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

774

247

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39538

1905

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

103.851

4.861

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

769.541

235.463

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.593

0.463

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.879

15.918

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

597.772

38.551

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

1564

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3260

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3348

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

1564

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3260

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3348

Name	AMD Radeon RX 480	AMD Radeon HD 6670
PassMark - G3D Mark	8578	724
PassMark - G2D Mark	774	247
Geekbench - OpenCL	39538	1905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851	4.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541	235.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593	0.463
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879	15.918
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772	38.551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3348
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172	1564
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	3260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3348
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	966	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 480	AMD Radeon HD 6670
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	TeraScale 2
Code name	Ellesmere	Turks
Design	Radeon RX 400 Series	AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	29 June 2016	19 April 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$99
Place in performance rating	360	1255
Price now	$299.99	$102.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	39.12	13.12
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	800 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1120 MHz
Floating-point performance	5.8 TFLOPs	768.0 gflops
GPU Power	110 Watt
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	2304	480
Stream Processors	2304
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s	19.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	66 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	716 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	n / a	PCIe 2.0 x16
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	168 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None
API support
DirectX	12	11
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	64 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1050 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