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AMD

AMD Radeon RX 480

Graphics processor Released Jun 29, 2016

Video memory: 8 GB^*
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 224 GB/s

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

936.76^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

852.49^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

1,057.41^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

816.04^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

1,003.05^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p ALU 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

1,037.74^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

985.51^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

42.09^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

34.96^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

167.31^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

298.86^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

145.24^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Driver Overhead 2 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

64.36^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

81.53^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

349.59^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

288.71^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan 3.1 OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

155.39^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

212.08^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

212.23^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

180.87^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

410.34^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

456.38^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / DirectX / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

462.21^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p Manhattan OffscreenWindows / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

133.70^* fps

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

224.79^* fps

AMD Radeon(TM) RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / OpenGL / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

560.79^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

477.49^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

1080p T-Rex OffscreenOS X / Metal / 1920 x 1080 / offscreen · fps

Higher is better.

AMD Radeon RX 480

809.00^* fps

AMD Radeon RX 480

Host configuration not reported.

786.05^* fps

AMD Radeon RX480

Host configuration not reported.

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

G3D Mark · version unreported · g3d_mark8,540^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal42,415^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Metal42,415^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL44,522^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL41,189^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · OpenCL44,522^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan48,947^*Platform unreported Compare results
Geekbench GPU (reported compilation) · version unreported · Vulkan48,947^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G2Dmark779^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · G3Dmark8,674^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2dmark786^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 3dmark8,115^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

Architecture: GCN 4
Process node: 14 nm^*
GPU cores: 2,304^*
GPU base clock: 1,120 MHz
Reported GPU frequency: 1,120 MHz^*
Graphics interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Reported chip die area: 232 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 150 W^*
Transistors: 5,700 million^*
GPU boost clock: 1,266 MHz
Stream processors: 2,304
Compute units: 36
GPU L2 cache: 2 MB^*
Graphics processor: Ellesmere^*
Texture mapping units: 144^*
Raster output units: 32^*
Chip foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Card or module format: Dual-slot^*
Declared GPU TDP: 150 W^*
Suggested system PSU: 450 W^*
External power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
DirectX / feature level: 12 (12_0)^*
OpenGL: 4.6^*
OpenCL: 2.1^*
Vulkan: 1.3^*
Shader model: 6.7^*

GPU configurations

Ellesmere XT
Chip variant
Ellesmere XT
Rated power
150 W
Power specification
TBP

Memory & storage

Memory options: 8^*
Video memory: 8 GB^*
Video memory type: GDDR5^*
Memory bus: 256 bit
Rated memory bandwidth: 224 GB/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 150 W^*
Typical board power: 150 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 5,834^* GFLOPS
TDP: 150^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon RX 480^*
Year: 2016^*
Fab: 14^*
Transistors (mln): 5,700^*
Die size: 232^*
Memory size: 8,192^*
Memory speed: 256^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon RX 480^*
GPU Chip: Ellesmere^*
Released: Jun 29th, 2016^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 8 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,120^* MHz
Memory clock: 2,000^* MHz
Shaders TMUs ROPs: 2304 / 144 / 32^*

Specifications 3 · 13 fields

Foundry: GF^*
Vendor: AMD^*
FP16 GFLOPS: 5,834^* GFLOPS
FP32 GFLOPS: 5,834^* GFLOPS
FP64 GFLOPS: 364.6^* GFLOPS
Product: AMD Radeon RX 480^*
Type: GPU^*
Release Date: 2016-06-29^*
Process Size (nm): 14^* nm
TDP (W): 150^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 232^* mm²
Transistors (million): 5,700^*
Freq (MHz): 1,120^* MHz

Specifications 4 · 27 fields

proc transistors: 5,700 million^*
proc die size: 232^* mm²
cores: 2,304^*
base clock: 1,120^*
boost clock: 1,266^*
memory clock: 2,000^*
ram: 8^*
name: AMD Radeon RX 480^*
ram type: GDDR5^*
bus width: 256^*
bus interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
ram bandwidth: 256^* GB/s
fp16 performance: 5.834^*
fp32 performance: 5.834^*
fp64 performance: 0.3646^*
tdp: 150^* W
suggested psu: 450^* W
slot width: Dual-slot^*
power connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
is retail board: Yes^*
gpi value: 4.62^*
vendor: amd^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
arch name: GCN 4.0^*
card release date: 2016-06-29^*
proc foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
proc process size: 14^* nm

Specifications 5 · 36 fields

DirectX / feature level

12 (12_0)^*

OpenCL

2.1^*

OpenGL

4.6^*

Shader model

6.7^*

Vulkan

1.3^*

Architecture

GCN 4.0^*

Graphics interface

PCIe 3.0 x16^*

Memory bus

256^* bit

Reported shader processors

2,304^*

Reported theoretical FP16 peak

5.834^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP32 peak

5.834^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Reported theoretical FP64 peak

0.3646^* TFLOPS

Scope and conditions

Arithmetic density: Not stated^*

Declared L1 cache configuration

16 KB (per CU)^*

Declared GPU L2 cache

2 MB^*

Reported display outputs

1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a^*

Theoretical pixel fill rate

40.51 GPixel/s^*

External power connectors

1x 6-pin^*

Reported chip die area

232 mm²^*

Chip foundry

GlobalFoundries^*

Process node declaration

14 nm^*

Transistors

5,700 million^*

Graphics processor

Ellesmere^*

Reported video memory

8^* GB

Rated memory bandwidth

256.0 GB/s^*

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Raster output units

32^*

Reported shading units

2,304^*

Card or module format

Dual-slot^*

Suggested system PSU

450 W^*

2:4 tensor sparsity

No^*

Declared GPU TDP

150 W^*

Theoretical texture fill rate

182.3 GTexel/s^*

Texture mapping units

144^*

GPU cores

2,304^*

Video memory

8^* GB

Video memory type

GDDR5^*

Specifications 6 · 3 fields

G3D Mark

8,540^* points

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: G3D Mark^*

native_context

GPU model: Radeon RX 480^*
Snapshot date: 2026-10-05^*

Model

Radeon RX 480^*

Hardware class

Desktop^*

Specifications 7 · 8 fields

Product Name: Radeon RX 480^*
GPU Chip: Ellesmere^*
Released: Jun 29th, 2016^*
Bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Memory: 8 GB, GDDR5, 256 bit^*
GPU clock: 1,120^* MHz
Memory clock: 2,000^* MHz
Shaders / TMUs / ROPs: 2304 / 144 / 32^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

Manufacturer: AMD Radeon^*
GFLOPS: 5,834^* GFLOPS
TDP: 150^*
Class: Desktop^*
Name: Radeon RX 480^*
Year: 2016^*
Fab: 14^*
Transistors (mln): 5,700^*
Die size: 232^*
Memory size: 8,192^*
Memory speed: 256^*

Specifications 9 · 60 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Top BUS WIDTH: 256^* bit
Graphics Processor GPU Name: Ellesmere^*
Graphics Processor Architecture: GCN 4.0^*
Graphics Processor Process Size: 14^* nm
Graphics Processor Transistors: 5,700 million^*
Graphics Processor Die Size: 232^* mm²
Graphics Card Release Date: Jun 29th, 2016^*
Graphics Card Generation: Arctic Islands (RX 400)^*
Graphics Card Successor: Polaris^*
Graphics Card Production: Active^*
Name: Radeon RX 480^*
Graphics Card Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
Clock Speeds Memory Clock: 2000 MHz 8 Gbps effective^*
Memory Memory Size: 8^* GB
Memory Memory Type: GDDR5^*
Memory Memory Bus: 256^* bit
Memory Bandwidth: 256^* GB/s
Render Config TMUs: 144^*
Top GRAPHICS PROCESSOR: Ellesmere^*
Render Config ROPs: 32^*
Theoretical Performance Pixel Rate: 40.51 GPixel/s
Theoretical Performance Texture Rate: 182.3 GTexel/s
Board Design Slot Width: Dual-slot^*
Board Design TDP: 150^* W
Board Design Suggested PSU: 450^* W
Board Design Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.0b 3x DisplayPort 1.4a^*
Board Design Board Number: C940, 109-D00947-00_02^*
Graphics Features DirectX: 12 (12_0)^*
Graphics Features OpenGL: 4.6^*
Graphics Features OpenCL: 2.1^*
Graphics Features Vulkan: 1.3^*
source file: amd2016.json^*
Graphics Processor Foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Graphics Card Predecessor: Pirate Islands^*
Recommended Resolutions: Good:1600x900 | Low FPS:1920x1080 | Unplayable:2560x1440^*
Graphics Card Launch Price: 229 USD^*
Board Design Length: 240 mm 9.4 inches^*
Graphics Processor GPU Variant: Polaris 10 XT (215-0876184)^*
Board Design Power Connectors: 1x 6-pin^*
Graphics Processor Density: 24.6M / mm²^*
Board Design Height: 95 mm 3.7 inches^*
Board Design Width: 35 mm 1.4 inches^*
Graphics Card Reviews: 86 in our database^*
Top TMUS: 144^*
Graphics Processor Chip Package: BGA-1401^*
Top ROPS: 32^*
Clock Speeds Base Clock: 1,120^* MHz
Clock Speeds Boost Clock: 1,266^* MHz
Graphics Features Shader Model: 6.7^*
Top CORES: 2,304^*
Render Config Shading Units: 2,304^*
Render Config Compute Units: 36^*
Render Config L2 Cache: 2^* MB
Top MEMORY SIZE: 8^* GB
Theoretical Performance FP32 (float): 5.834^* TFLOPS
Theoretical Performance FP64 (double): 364.6 GFLOPS (1:16)
Render Config L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)^*
Theoretical Performance FP16 (half): 5.834 TFLOPS (1:1)
Top MEMORY TYPE: GDDR5^*

Specifications 10 · 9 fields

name: Radeon RX 480^*
price: $295.00^*
3dmark: 8,115^*
value: 27.51^*
2dmark: 786^*
tdp: 150^*
powerperf: 54^*
test: Jun 2016^*
category: Desktop^*

Specifications 11 · 7 fields

GPU: AMD Radeon RX 480^*
December: 0.27%^*
January: 0.26%^*
February: 0.25%^*
March: 0.24%^*
April: 0.23%^*
Overall: -0.01%^*

Specifications 12 · 7 fields

Device

AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon RX 480^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

41,189^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Metal

42,415^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

44,522^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

48,947^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 13 · 14 fields

gpuName

Radeon RX 480^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Manufacturer

AMD^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Device

Radeon RX 480^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G3Dmark

8,674^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

G2Dmark

779^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Metal

42,415^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

339.99^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

gpuValue

25.51^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

OpenCL

44,522^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

150^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Vulkan

48,947^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: Geekbench GPU (reported compilation)^*
backend_columns: CUDA^*
Metal^*
OpenCL^*
Vulkan^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerformance

57.83^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,016^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

category

Desktop^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

Specifications 14 · 27 fields

manufacturer: AMD^*
manufacturer: AMD^*
rop: 32^*
rop: 32^*
igp: No^*
igp: No^*
bus: PCIe 3.0 x16^*
bus: PCIe 2.0 x16^*
memType: GDDR5^*
memType: GDDR5^*
gpuChip: GK104^*
gpuChip: Ellesmere^*
productName: Radeon RX 480^*
productName: Radeon RX 480^*
releaseYear: 2,016^*
releaseYear: 2,016^*
memSize: 8^*
memSize: 8^*
memBusWidth: 256^*
gpuClock: 1,120^*
gpuClock: 693^*
memClock: 2,000^*
memClock: 1,250^*
unifiedShader: 1,536^*
unifiedShader: 2,304^*
tmu: 128^*
tmu: 144^*

* Provisional data