AMD Radeon RX 480 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon RX 480 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 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 - 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

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon RX 480

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 60% higher core clock speed: 1120 MHz vs 700 MHz
4.3x more texture fill rate: 182.3 GTexel / s vs 42 billion / sec
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
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 250 Watt
2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1536 MB
3.8x more memory clock speed: 7000 MHz vs 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8578 vs 4121
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 774 vs 430
3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 39538 vs 13143
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 103.851 vs 34.483
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 769.541 vs 706.104
Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.593 vs 4.245
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 67.879 vs 30.405
5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 597.772 vs 106.875
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11172 vs 5110
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3719 vs 3658
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3361 vs 3320
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11172 vs 5110
Around 2% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3719 vs 3658
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3361 vs 3320

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	29 June 2016 vs 26 March 2010
Core clock speed	1120 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate	182.3 GTexel / s vs 42 billion / sec
Pipelines	2304 vs 480
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 1536 MB
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz vs 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8578 vs 4121
PassMark - G2D Mark	774 vs 430
Geekbench - OpenCL	39538 vs 13143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851 vs 34.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541 vs 706.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593 vs 4.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879 vs 30.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772 vs 106.875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172 vs 5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361 vs 3320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172 vs 5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361 vs 3320

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

231.9x better floating-point performance: 1,345.0 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs

Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops vs 5.8 TFLOPs

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

8578

4121

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

774

430

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

39538

13143

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

103.851

34.483

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

769.541

706.104

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

7.593

4.245

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

67.879

30.405

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

597.772

106.875

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

5110

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3658

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3320

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

11172

5110

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3658

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3361

3320

Name	AMD Radeon RX 480	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
PassMark - G3D Mark	8578	4121
PassMark - G2D Mark	774	430
Geekbench - OpenCL	39538	13143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	103.851	34.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	769.541	706.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	7.593	4.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	67.879	30.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	597.772	106.875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	11172	5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3361	3320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	11172	5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3361	3320
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	966	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon RX 480	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 4.0	Fermi
Code name	Ellesmere	GF100
Design	Radeon RX 400 Series
GCN generation	4th Gen
Launch date	29 June 2016	26 March 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$499
Place in performance rating	360	742
Price now	$299.99	$71.99
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Value for money (0-100)	39.12	61.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz
Compute units	36
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	700 MHz
Floating-point performance	5.8 TFLOPs	1,345.0 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	42 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	5,700 million	3,100 million
CUDA cores		480
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bridgeless CrossFire
Bus support	n / a	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	500 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	6-pin & 8-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options		2-way, 3-way
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	2.0
OpenGL	4.5	4.2
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	1536 MB
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	177.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0	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
3D Vision
CUDA
DirectX 11		DirectX 11
SLI