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Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 4070

Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce RTX 4070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 294 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $646.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 292 minutes ago

Radeon RX 480

8 GB GDDR5 | 256-bit

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 294 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $646.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 292 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $229

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

Prices and Stock
MSRP $599

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founder's Edition (FE) Graphics Card - Titanium and Black (900-1G141-2544-000)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 EVO OC Edition 12GB GDDR6X Gaming Graphics Card (Nvidia GeForce RTX4070 DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3X DisplayPort 1.4a, DUAL-RTX4070-O12G-EVO, Black)

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4070 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 GeForce RTX 4070 is 2478 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

Up to 54% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $299.00 vs $646.06
Up to 12% better value when playing Rocket League than GeForce RTX 4070 - $1.13 vs $1.29 per FPS
Consumes up to 25% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 - 150 vs 200 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070

Performs up to 90% better in Rocket League than Radeon RX 480 - 502 vs 264 FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 12 vs 8 GB

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Rocket League

Rocket League

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

FPS

264

53%

Value, $/FPS

$1.13/FPS

100%

Price, $

$299

100%

Value Winner

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 294 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

FPS

502

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.29/FPS

88%

Price, $

$646.06

46%

FPS Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $646.06 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 292 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

398

FPS

387

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

149

FPS

94

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

859

FPS

605

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

168

FPS

66

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

192

FPS

132

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

26%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

40%

GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 480	vs	GeForce RTX 4070
Jun 29th, 2016	Release Date	Apr 12th, 2023
Arctic Islands	Generation	GeForce 40
$229	MSRP	$599
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	1x 16-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6X
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	504.2 GB/s
1120 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1920 MHz
1266 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2475 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1313 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 480 or GeForce RTX 4070

With selected game settings

iBuyPower Pro Y60 Gaming PC Image

iBuyPower Pro Y60 Gaming PC

493 FPS

$4.06/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900KF

12 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,999.99

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Y60 Black Gaming PC

502 FPS

$4.18/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-14900KF

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,099.99

In Stock

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Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC

502 FPS

$4.75/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-14900K

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$2,385.42

In Stock

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ViprTech Overlord 2.0 Liquid-Cooled PC

440 FPS

$2.84/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 5700X

32 GB, 2 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,249.99

In Stock

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Lenovo Legion T5 Gen 8 Gaming Tower Desktop PC

471 FPS

$4.14/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-13700

64 GB, 4 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,949

In Stock

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Alienware Aurora R16 Gaming Desktop PC

477 FPS

$4.82/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900F

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,299.99

In Stock

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CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

493 FPS

$4.47/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900KF

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$2,202.82

In Stock

Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC Image

Alienware Aurora-R16 Gaming PC

477 FPS

$5.87/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i9-13900F

64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,799

In Stock

YEYIAN Yari AIO Cooled Gaming Desktop PC Image

YEYIAN Yari AIO Cooled Gaming Desktop PC

489 FPS

$3.27/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Ryzen 7 7700X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,599

In Stock

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Skytech Chronos Gaming PC

454 FPS

$3.15/FPS

GeForce RTX 4070

Core i7-12700F

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,429.99

In Stock

Radeon RX 480 and GeForce RTX 4070 Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$129.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$83.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$259.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$150.55

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$74.98

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$54.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$214

$299

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

$299

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

$299

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$299

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$299

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

$299

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$299

$199.99

$299

$129.99

$299

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$299

$83.99

$299

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$299

$259.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$299

$150.55

$299

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$299

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$299

$74.98

$299

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$299

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$299

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$299

$54.99

$299

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$299

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$299

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$299

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

$299

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

$299

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99