Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 6700 XT 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 Radeon RX 6700 XT is 1708 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Up to 73% cheaper than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $89.22 vs $329.95
- Up to 54% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon RX 6700 XT - $1.82 vs $3.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 35% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT - 150 vs 230 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Performs up to 71% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Radeon RX 480 - 84 vs 49 FPS
- Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 12 vs 8 GB
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
49
58%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.22
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $89.22 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 92 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
FPS
84
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.93/FPS
46%
Price, $
$329.95
27%
FPS Winner
Buy for $329.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 91 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
24%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
44%
Desktop • Mar 3rd, 2021
Pixel Fillrate
165.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
413 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
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Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 3rd, 2021 |
Arctic Islands | Generation | Navi II |
$229 | MSRP | $479 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 12 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
256-bit | Bus | 192-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 384 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2321 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2581 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2000 MHz |