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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT

Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 7700 XT: 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 296 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $404.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 294 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 296 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Radeon RX 7700 XT

12 GB GDDR6 | 192-bit

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $404.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 294 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 $449

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 7700 XT O12G GDDR6X (PCIe 4.0, 12GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1)

PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT 12GB GDDR6 Graphics Card

Sapphire 11335-03-20G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Sapphire Pure AMD Radeon™ RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12GB GDDR6 Dual HDMI/Dual DP

Sapphire 11335-04-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Sapphire 11335-08-50G Pure AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Frostpunk 2 Edition Gaming Graphics Card, AMD RDNA 3

Sapphire 11335-02-20G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 12GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Radeon RX 7700 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 7700 XT is 2613 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

Up to 26% cheaper than Radeon RX 7700 XT - $299.00 vs $404.99
Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT - 150 vs 245 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7700 XT

Performs up to 56% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 480 - 284 vs 182 FPS
Up to 13% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Radeon RX 480 - $1.43 vs $1.64 per FPS
Up to 50% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 12 vs 8 GB

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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

FPS

182

64%

Value, $/FPS

$1.64/FPS

87%

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 296 minutes ago

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

FPS

284

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.43/FPS

100%

Price, $

$404.99

73%

FPS and Value Winner

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7700 XT Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans 12GB 192-bit GDDR6, GV-R77XTGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

Buy for $404.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 294 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

387

FPS

398

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

94

FPS

147

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

605

FPS

847

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

66

FPS

163

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

132

FPS

189

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

17%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

33%

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Desktop • Aug 25th, 2023

Pixel Fillrate

244.2 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

549.5 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 480	vs	Radeon RX 7700 XT
Jun 29th, 2016	Release Date	Aug 25th, 2023
Arctic Islands	Generation	Navi III
$229	MSRP	$449
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
1x 6-pin	Power Connectors	2x 8-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	12 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	192-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	432 GB/s
1120 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1700 MHz
1266 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2544 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2250 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 7700 XT

With selected game settings

Centaurus Paladin XI Desktop PC Image

Centaurus Paladin XI Desktop PC

274 FPS

$5.95/FPS

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,629.99

In Stock

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iBUYPOWER Slate 8 MESH Gaming PC

277 FPS

$4.33/FPS

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Ryzen 7 7700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,199.99

In Stock

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Periphio Nova Prebuilt Gaming PC

260 FPS

$4.73/FPS

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Ryzen 5 5600X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,229.99

In Stock

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HELLOLAND Ocean of Stars Gaming PC

277 FPS

$5.2/FPS

Radeon RX 7700 XT

Ryzen 7 7700

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$1,439.99

In Stock

Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 7700 XT Popular Comparisons

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Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$199.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$129.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$259.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$150.55

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$74.98

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$54.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

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

$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

$299

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99