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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3080

Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3080: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card

Buy for 656.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card

Buy for 656.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 480 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 1525 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

  • Up to 59% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $242.68 vs $591.68
  • Up to 35% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than GeForce RTX 3080 - $1.48 vs $2.29 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 150 vs 320 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080

  • Performs up to 58% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 480 - 287 vs 182 FPS
  • Up to 25% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 10 vs 8 GB
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

182

63%

Value, €/FPS

€1.48/FPS

100%

Price, €

€269.37

100%

Value Winner

Sapphire Radeon Nitro Rx 480 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI/DVI-D/Dual DP OC w/Back Plate (UEFI) PCI-E Graphics Card Graphic Cards 11260-20-20G

Buy for 269.37 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 53 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

287

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.29/FPS

65%

Price, €

€656.76

41%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080GAMING OC-10GD Video Card

Buy for 656.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 51 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

25%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

39%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

Radeon RX 480

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo

GeForce RTX 3080

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
Sep 1st, 2020
Arctic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$229
MSRP$699
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory
10 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6X
256-bitBus320-bit
256 GB/sBandwidth
760.3 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
1440 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1710 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1188 MHz

Radeon RX 480 and GeForce RTX 3080 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

265.76

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

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AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7600 XT

283.77

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

153.14

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

279.27

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Logo
Radeon RX 6600

180.17

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

585.58

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

468.46

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

117.11

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

364.86

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

1,595.5

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

75.67

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Logo
Radeon RX 7600

234.23

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

901.29

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Logo
Radeon RX 6400

135.13

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

58.55

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

171.16

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 Logo
GeForce GT 710

49.54

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

449.55

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6600 XT

216.21

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

373.86

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

792.78

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

582.04

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

2,675.67

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Logo
GeForce GTX 750 Ti

148.6

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon HD 7750 Logo
Radeon HD 7750

90.08

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

201.8

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6750 XT

308.51

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Logo
GeForce GTX 1650

136.54

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6800 Logo
Radeon RX 6800

333.32

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 Logo
GeForce GT 730

67.55

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

656.76

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

359.46

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Logo
GeForce RTX 3060

265.76

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7600 XT

283.77

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Logo
GeForce RTX 3050

153.14

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Logo
GeForce RTX 4060

279.27

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 Logo
Radeon RX 6600

180.17

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XT

585.58

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7800 XT

468.46

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

117.11

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Logo
Radeon RX 7700 XT

364.86

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Logo
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

1,595.5

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 550 Logo
Radeon RX 550

75.67

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7600 Logo
Radeon RX 7600

234.23

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Logo
Radeon RX 7900 XTX

901.29

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6400 Logo
Radeon RX 6400

135.13

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 Logo
GeForce GT 1030

58.55

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER Logo
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

171.16

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 Logo
GeForce GT 710

49.54

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

449.55

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6600 XT

216.21

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

373.86

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Logo
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

792.78

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

582.04

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

2,675.67

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Logo
GeForce GTX 750 Ti

148.6

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon HD 7750 Logo
Radeon HD 7750

90.08

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6500 XT

201.8

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

269.37

vs
AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6750 XT

308.51

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