The Radeon RX 480 is a much slower gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 1080, however, it's a slightly better value for money, as it's $269.37 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- Up to 50% cheaper – $269.37 vs $538.74
- A slightly better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 17% less energy – 150 vs 180 Watts
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 1080
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1080 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
74%
Min 1% FPS
34
68%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
100%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Average FPS
92
100%
Min 1% FPS
50
100%
Price, €
€538.74
50%
Value, €/FPS
€5.85/FPS
68%
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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1080 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
80%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
37%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
66%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
66%
GeForce GTX 1080
May 27th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
320.3 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
8.873 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 480 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 1080 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | May 27th, 2016 |
$229.00 | MSRP | $599.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | GeForce 10 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 180 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5X |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 320.3 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 40.51 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 110.9 GPixel/s |
| 182.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 277.3 GTexel/s |
| 5.834 TFLOPS | FP32 | 8.873 TFLOPS |
