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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 580

Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 580: 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 289 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 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 289 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 580

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 580 outperforms the more expensive Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 580 is 293 days newer than the more expensive Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 580 - 150 vs 185 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 580

  • Performs up to 3% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon RX 480 - 77 vs 75 FPS
  • Up to 57% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $105.50 vs $242.68
  • Up to 58% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon RX 480 - $1.52 vs $3.59 per FPS
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Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

75

97%

Value, €/FPS

€3.59/FPS

42%

Price, €

€269.37

43%

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 289 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


FPS

77

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€117.11

100%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS XXX Edition 1386MHz OC+, 8GB GDDR5, VR Ready, Dual BIOS, 3xDP HDMI DVI, AMD Graphics Card (RX-580P8DFD6)

Buy for 117.11 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 289 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

94%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

94%

AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo
Radeon RX 580

Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017


Pixel Fillrate

42.88 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

193 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

Radeon RX 480

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AMD Radeon RX 580 Logo

Radeon RX 580

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
Apr 18th, 2017
Arctic IslandsGenerationPolaris
$229MSRP$229
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 8-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
256 GB/sBandwidth256 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
1257 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1340 MHz
2000 MHzMemory Clock Speed2000 MHz

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