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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 6800

Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 6800: 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 304 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 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 304 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 6800

16 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 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 $579

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

MSI Gaming Radeon RX 6800 16GB GDRR6 256-Bit HDMI/DP 2105 MHz RDNA 2 Architecture OC Graphics Card (RX 6800 Gaming X Trio 16G)

XFX Speedster QICK319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Black Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6 HDMI 3xDP RX-68XLALBD9

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 6800 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 is 1582 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

Up to 19% cheaper than Radeon RX 6800 - $299.00 vs $369.99
Consumes up to 40% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 6800 - 150 vs 250 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 6800

Performs up to 269% better in Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 480 - 306 vs 83 FPS
Up to 66% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Radeon RX 480 - $1.21 vs $3.60 per FPS
Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 16 vs 8 GB

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Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

FPS

83

27%

Value, $/FPS

$3.6/FPS

34%

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 304 minutes ago

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

FPS

306

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.21/FPS

100%

Price, $

$369.99

80%

FPS and Value Winner

XFX Speedster SWFT319 AMD Radeon RX 6800 Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 2 RX-68XLAQBD9

Buy for $369.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 304 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

387

FPS

397

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

94

FPS

144

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

605

FPS

834

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

66

FPS

157

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

132

FPS

185

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

20%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

36%

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

202.1 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

505.2 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 480	vs	Radeon RX 6800
Jun 29th, 2016	Release Date	Oct 28th, 2020
Arctic Islands	Generation	Navi II
$229	MSRP	$579
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	16 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	256-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	512 GB/s
1120 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1266 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2105 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2000 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 6800

With selected game settings

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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Master Gaming PC

268 FPS

$5.22/FPS

Radeon RX 6800

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, 500 GB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,399.99

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$369.99

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$839.99

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$294.99

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Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

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Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

$369.99

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$369.99

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Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$369.99

$83.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$369.99

$259.99

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GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

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GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

$369.99

$150.55

$369.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

$369.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

$369.99

$74.98

$369.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

$369.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

$369.99

$54.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

$369.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

$369.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

$369.99

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 4070

$646.06

$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