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Base Clock
Boost Clock
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Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6500 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 6500 XT is 2030 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 1% cheaper than Radeon RX 6500 XT - $188.0 vs $189.99
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
- Performs up to 6% better in Valheim than Radeon RX 480 - 76 vs 72 FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 107 vs 150 Watts
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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
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MSI Gaming AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 64-bit 4GB GDDR6 DP/HDMI PCIe 4 Torx Twin Fans FreeSync DirectX 12 VR Ready OC Graphics Card (RX 6500 XT MECH 2X 4G OC)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Radeon RX 480
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
44.97113676731794%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Desktop • Jan 19th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
90.08 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
180.2 GTexel/s
98.8480526604498%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Arctic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
| $229 | MSRP | $199 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
| GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
| 256-bit | Bus | 64-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 143.9 GB/s |
| 1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2310 MHz |
| 1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2815 MHz |
| 2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2248 MHz |
Builds Using Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 6500 XT
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
54 FPS
$24.02/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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46 FPS
$29.65/FPS
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Core i3-10105F
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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46 FPS
$18.48/FPS
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Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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56 FPS
$17.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$16.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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