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Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Radeon RX 480

Radeon RX 6800 XT vs Radeon RX 480: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Buy for $510.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11203 minutes ago

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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 $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11203 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Buy for $510.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11203 minutes ago

vs

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 $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11203 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $649

PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Buy on Amazon

$510.4

In Stock


1825 1900 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2310 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 11203 minutes ago
XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XTALFD9
XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XTALFD9

Buy on Amazon

$479.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 11203 minutes ago
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache
PowerColor Red Devil AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Buy on Amazon

$529.99

In Stock


1825 1900 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2340 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 11203 minutes ago
XFX Speedster SWFT 319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XTAQFD9
XFX Speedster SWFT 319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT CORE Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XTAQFD9

Buy on Amazon

$469.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 11203 minutes ago
Sapphire 11304-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6
Sapphire 11304-03-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT PCIe 4.0 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6

Buy on Amazon

$699.99

In Stock


1825 1875 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2310 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 11203 minutes ago
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)
MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2285 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G)

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$949.99

In Stock


1825 1850 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2285 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 11203 minutes ago
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Reference Edition Gaming Graphics Card

Buy on Amazon

$779.99

In Stock


Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 11203 minutes ago
Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 6800 XT Master 16GB Graphics Card
Gigabyte AORUS Radeon RX 6800 XT Master 16GB Graphics Card

Buy on Amazon

$1,899

In Stock


1825 1875 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2310 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 11203 minutes ago
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1
MSI Radeon RX 6800 XT Gaming X Trio 16G Gaming Graphics Card - 16GB GDDR6, 2285 MHz, PCI Express 4, 256-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1

Buy on Amazon

$949.99

In Stock


1825 1850 MHz
Base Clock
2250 2285 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 11203 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP in USD: $229

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 XT outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 480 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Radeon RX 6800 XT is 1582 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

  • Performs up to 128% better in Dead Island 2 than Radeon RX 480 - 171 vs 75 FPS
  • Up to 25% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Radeon RX 480 - $2.98 vs $3.99 per FPS
  • Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 16 vs 8 GB

Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480

  • Up to 41% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 XT - $299.0 vs $510.4
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT - 150 vs 300 Watts
This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


FPS

171

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.98/FPS

100%

Price, $

$510.4

58%

FPS and Value Winner

PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 Memory, Powered by AMD RDNA™ 2, Raytracing, PCI Express 4.0, HDMI 2.1, AMD Infinity Cache

Buy for $510.4 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11203 minutes ago

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


FPS

75

43%

Value, $/FPS

$3.99/FPS

74%

Price, $

$299

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 $299 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 11203 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Theoretical Performance

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo
Radeon RX 6800 XT

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

288 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

648 GTexel/s

100%

AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo
Radeon RX 480

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016


Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

14%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

28%

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT Logo

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

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AMD Radeon RX 480 Logo

AMD Radeon RX 480

Oct 28th, 2020
Release DateJun 29th, 2016
Navi IIGenerationArctic Islands
$649MSRP
$229
1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-COutputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
2x 8-pinPower Connectors1x 6-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16 GB
Memory8 GB
GDDR6TypeGDDR5
256-bitBus256-bit
512 GB/s
Bandwidth256 GB/s
1825 MHz
Base Clock Speed1120 MHz
2250 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1266 MHz
2000 MHzMemory Clock Speed2000 MHz

Builds Using Radeon RX 6800 XT or Radeon RX 480

Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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