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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 7900 XTX: 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

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Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

Buy for $929.99 on Amazon

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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

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Radeon RX 7900 XTX

24 GB GDDR6 | 384-bit

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

Buy for $929.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 285 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 $999

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

Sapphire 11322-01-40G Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Vapor-X Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3

Sapphire 11322-02-20G Pulse AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA 3, Output: 2 x HDMI, 2 x DisplayPort

PowerColor Hellhound AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card

Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 7900 XTX AMD 24 GB GDDR6

ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6 Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 2.1)

ASRock AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB OC GDDR6 Graphics Card DisplayPort HDMI 384-Bit

ASUS Dual Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC 24Go

Sapphire Nitro+ AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Graphics Card GDDR6 Dual 24GB Video Card

Key Differences

In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX 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 Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 2318 days newer than the cheaper Radeon RX 480.

Advantages of Radeon RX 480

Up to 68% cheaper than Radeon RX 7900 XTX - $299.00 vs $929.99
Up to 66% better value when playing League of Legends than Radeon RX 7900 XTX - $0.77 vs $2.28 per FPS
Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 150 vs 355 Watts

Advantages of Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Performs up to 5% better in League of Legends than Radeon RX 480 - 408 vs 387 FPS
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 24 vs 8 GB

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

FPS

387

95%

Value, $/FPS

$0.77/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 286 minutes ago

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

FPS

408

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.28/FPS

34%

Price, $

$929.99

32%

FPS Winner

XFX Mercury AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air Gaming Graphics Card with 24GB GDDR6, RDNA3 RX-79XMAIRB9

Buy for $929.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 285 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

387

FPS

408

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

94

FPS

170

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

605

FPS

983

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

66

FPS

229

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

132

FPS

227

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Theoretical Performance

Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016

Pixel Fillrate

40.51 GPixel/s

8%

Texel Fillrate

182.3 GTexel/s

19%

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022

Pixel Fillrate

479.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

959.6 GTexel/s

100%

Radeon RX 480	vs	Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Jun 29th, 2016	Release Date	Nov 3rd, 2022
Arctic Islands	Generation	Navi III
$229	MSRP	$999
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	24 GB
GDDR5	Type	GDDR6
256-bit	Bus	384-bit
256 GB/s	Bandwidth	960 GB/s
1120 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1855 MHz
1266 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	2499 MHz
2000 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	2500 MHz

PCs Using Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 7900 XTX

With selected game settings

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iBUYPOWER Y40 Black Gaming PC

397 FPS

$5.15/FPS

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

Ryzen 9 7900X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,044.36

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Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$839.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$314.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$659.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$199.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$129.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$83.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$259.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$646.06

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,709.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$150.55

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$74.98

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$341.87

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,869.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$655.49

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$54.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

Radeon RX 6700 XT

$504.5

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4080

$1,499

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$489

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

$611.24

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

$689

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

GeForce RTX 3080

$488.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

$369.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$929.99

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

$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