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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3070

Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

AMD 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 $188 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74863 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for $529 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74861 minutes ago

AMD 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 $188 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74863 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for $529 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74861 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3070 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 GeForce RTX 3070 is 1525 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480

  • Up to 64% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3070 - $188.0 vs $529.0
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 150 vs 220 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • Performs up to 72% better in No Man's Sky than Radeon RX 480 - 160 vs 93 FPS
This is a free version of No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

93

58.12500000000001%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$188

100%

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 $188 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74863 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

160

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$529

35%

FPS Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for $529 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74861 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

24.46256038647343%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

57.43541272841841%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 480

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Jun 29th, 2016Release Date
Sep 1st, 2020
Arctic IslandsGenerationGeForce 30
$229
MSRP$499
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8 GBMemory8 GB
GDDR5TypeGDDR6
256-bitBus256-bit
256 GB/sBandwidth
448 GB/s
1120 MHzBase Clock Speed
1500 MHz
1266 MHzBoost Clock Speed
1725 MHz
2000 MHz
Memory Clock Speed1750 MHz

Builds Using Radeon RX 480 or GeForce RTX 3070

No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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