The Radeon RX 480 is the comparison's loser – it's a slightly slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX 590 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $161.27 more expensive!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- Consumes up to 14% less energy – 150 vs 175 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX 590
- A faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 60% cheaper – $108.10 vs $269.37
- A much better value for money for gaming
Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 590 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
93%
Min 1% FPS
34
92%
Price, €
€269.37
40%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
37%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Average FPS
73
100%
Min 1% FPS
37
100%
Price, €
€108.1
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.48/FPS
100%
Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 590 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 Radeon RX 590 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 590 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
82%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
82%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
82%
Radeon RX 590
Nov 15th, 2018
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
49.44 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
222.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
7.119 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 480 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX 590 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Nov 15th, 2018 |
$229.00 | MSRP | $279.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 175 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 40.51 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 49.44 GPixel/s |
| 182.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 222.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.834 TFLOPS | FP32 | 7.119 TFLOPS |
