Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms Radeon HD 7790 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 1195 days newer than Radeon HD 7790.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 340% better in Metro Exodus than Radeon HD 7790 - 22 vs 5 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7790 - 8 vs 1 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7790
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 85 vs 150 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon HD 7790
Desktop • Mar 22nd, 2013
Pixel Fillrate
16 GPixel/s
39.49642063687978%
Texel Fillrate
56 GTexel/s
30.71859572133845%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon HD 7790 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 22nd, 2013 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Southern Islands |
| $229 | MSRP | $149 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 1 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 96 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1000 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | Not Available |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1500 MHz |
