The Radeon RX 480 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming GPU than the Radeon RX Vega 56 and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $90.98 cheaper!
Advantages of the Radeon RX 480
- Up to 25% cheaper – $269.37 vs $360.35
- Consumes up to 29% less energy – 150 vs 210 Watts
Advantages of the Radeon RX Vega 56
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Average FPS
68
79%
Min 1% FPS
34
74%
Price, €
€269.37
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.96/FPS
100%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Average FPS
86
100%
Min 1% FPS
46
100%
Price, €
€360.35
74%
Value, €/FPS
€4.19/FPS
95%
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€414.59
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€404.50
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€359.46
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€431.53
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€431.53
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€539.64
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€342.34
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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 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 Vega 56 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX Vega 56 in core GPU performance specifications
Radeon RX 480
Jun 29th, 2016
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
256 GB/s
62%
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
43%
Texture Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
55%
FP32
5.834 TFLOPS
55%
Radeon RX Vega 56
Aug 14th, 2017
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
94.14 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
329.5 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
10.54 TFLOPS
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Radeon RX 480 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Radeon RX Vega 56 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Aug 14th, 2017 |
$229.00 | MSRP | $399.00 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Vega |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
150 W | Power Consumption | 210 W |
| Memory | ||
| 8 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR5 | Memory Type | HBM2 |
| 256-bit | Memory Bus | 2048-bit |
| 256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 40.51 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 94.14 GPixel/s |
| 182.3 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 329.5 GTexel/s |
| 5.834 TFLOPS | FP32 | 10.54 TFLOPS |
