Rx 480 vs rx 590: AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon RX 590: What is the difference?

AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon RX 590: What is the difference?

48points

AMD Radeon RX 480

51points

AMD Radeon RX 590

Comparison winner

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54 facts in comparison

AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX 590

Why is AMD Radeon RX 480 better than AMD Radeon RX 590?

• 55W lower TDP?
  120Wvs175W
• 0.2 newer version of OpenCL?
  2.2vs2

Why is AMD Radeon RX 590 better than AMD Radeon RX 480?

• 349MHz faster GPU clock speed?
  1469MHzvs1120MHz
• 1.96 TFLOPS higher floating-point performance?
  7.12 TFLOPSvs5.16 TFLOPS
• 13.74 GPixel/s higher pixel rate?
  49.54 GPixel/svs35.8 GPixel/s
• 61.18 GTexels/s higher texture rate?
  222.48 GTexels/svs161.3 GTexels/s
• 279MHz faster GPU turbo speed?
  1545MHzvs1266MHz
• 2nm smaller semiconductor size?
  12nmvs14nm

Which are the most popular comparisons?

AMD Radeon RX 480

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AMD Radeon RX 580

AMD Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 580

AMD Radeon RX 480

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Gigabyte Radeon RX 550

AMD Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT

AMD Radeon RX 480

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

AMD Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 480

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 590

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

AMD Radeon RX 480

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8

AMD Radeon RX 590

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AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

AMD Radeon RX 480

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AMD Radeon RX 560

AMD Radeon RX 590

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Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660 Super

AMD Radeon RX 480

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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti G1 Gaming

AMD Radeon RX 590

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060

AMD Radeon RX 480

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 4GB

AMD Radeon RX 590

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070

AMD Radeon RX 480

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Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660 Super

AMD Radeon RX 590

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

AMD Radeon RX 480

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Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB

AMD Radeon RX 590

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MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming

Price comparison

User reviews

Overall Rating

AMD Radeon RX 480

1 User reviews

AMD Radeon RX 480

8. 0/10

1 User reviews

AMD Radeon RX 590

1 User reviews

AMD Radeon RX 590

10.0/10

1 User reviews

Features

Value for money

8.0/10

1 votes

10.0/10

1 votes

Gaming

8.0/10

1 votes

10.0/10

1 votes

Performance

7.0/10

1 votes

10.0/10

1 votes

Quiet operation

8.0/10

1 votes

10.0/10

1 votes

Reliability

10.0/10

1 votes

10.0/10

1 votes

Performance

GPU clock speed

1120MHz

1469MHz

The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

GPU turbo

1266MHz

1545MHz

When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.

pixel rate

35. 8 GPixel/s

49.54 GPixel/s

The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

floating-point performance

5.16 TFLOPS

7.12 TFLOPS

Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.

texture rate

161.3 GTexels/s

222.48 GTexels/s

The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

GPU memory speed

2000MHz

2000MHz

The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.

shading units

Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.

texture mapping units (TMUs)

TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.

render output units (ROPs)

The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.

Memory

effective memory speed

8000MHz

8000MHz

The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.

maximum memory bandwidth

256GB/s

256GB/s

This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.

memory bus width

256bit

256bit

A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.

version of GDDR memory

Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.

Supports ECC memory

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖AMD Radeon RX 590

Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.

Features

DirectX version

DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

OpenGL version

OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

OpenCL version

Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.

Supports multi-display technology

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔AMD Radeon RX 590

The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.

load GPU temperature

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A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.

supports ray tracing

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖AMD Radeon RX 590

Ray tracing is an advanced light rendering technique that provides more realistic lighting, shadows, and reflections in games.

Supports 3D

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔AMD Radeon RX 590

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).

supports DLSS

✖AMD Radeon RX 480

✖AMD Radeon RX 590

DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an upscaling technology powered by AI. It allows the graphics card to render games at a lower resolution and upscale them to a higher resolution with near-native visual quality and increased performance. DLSS is only available on select games.

PassMark (G3D) result

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This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.

Ports

has an HDMI output

✔AMD Radeon RX 480

✔AMD Radeon RX 590

Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.

HDMI ports

More HDMI ports mean that you can simultaneously connect numerous devices, such as video game consoles and set-top boxes.

HDMI version

HDMI 2.0

HDMI 2.0

Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.

DisplayPort outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.

DVI outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.

mini DisplayPort outputs

Allows you to connect to a display using mini-DisplayPort.

Price comparison

Which are the best graphics cards?

Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 480

1. Home
2. VGA Benchmarks
3. Radeon RX 590 vs Radeon RX 480

• Radeon RX 590

  120%

• Radeon RX 480

  100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 590

20% higher gaming performance.

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute

Supports FreeSync

Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Supports TrueAudio

Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute

Supports FreeSync

Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Supports TrueAudio

Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

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HWBench recommends Radeon RX 590

The Radeon RX 590 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (53 combinations of games and resolutions).

Core Configuration

	Radeon RX 590		Radeon RX 480
GPU Name	Polaris 30 (Polaris 30 XTX)	vs	Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process	12 nm	vs	14 nm
Die Size	244 mm²	vs	232 mm²
Transistors	5,700 million	vs	5,700 million
Shaders	2304	vs	2304
Compute Units	36	vs	36
Core clock	1257 MHz	vs	1120 MHz
ROPs	32	vs	32
TMUs	144	vs	144

Memory Configuration

	Radeon RX 590		Radeon RX 480
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	256 bit	vs	256 bit
Memory Speed	2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective	vs	2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective
Memory Size	8192 Mb	vs	8192 Mb

Additional details

	Radeon RX 590		Radeon RX 480
TDP	0 watts	vs	150 watts
Release Date	UNRELEASED	vs	29 Jun 2016

• Radeon RX 590

  49. 44 GP/s

• Radeon RX 480

  40.50 GP/s

GigaPixels — higher is better

• Radeon RX 590

  222.50 GT/s

• Radeon RX 480

  182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels — higher is better

• Radeon RX 590

  256.00 GB/s

• Radeon RX 480

  256.00 GB/s

GB/s — higher is better

• Radeon RX 590

  7119.00 GFLOPs

• Radeon RX 480

  5834.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs — higher is better

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  46

• Radeon RX 480

  40

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  46

• Radeon RX 480

  40

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  93

• Radeon RX 480

  78

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  96

• Radeon RX 480

  81

FPS (higher is better)

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

• Radeon RX 590

  31

• Radeon RX 480

  27

FPS (higher is better)

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  84

• Radeon RX 480

  71

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  58

• Radeon RX 480

  49

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10×64 build 1809

• Radeon RX 590

  80

• Radeon RX 480

  69

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  77

• Radeon RX 480

  66

FPS (higher is better)

• Radeon RX 590

  93

• Radeon RX 480

  81

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  42

• Radeon RX 480

  36

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  28

• Radeon RX 480

  24

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  80

• Radeon RX 480

  53

FPS (higher is better)

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  39

• Radeon RX 480

  34

FPS (higher is better)

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  90

• Radeon RX 480

  76

FPS (higher is better)

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  63

• Radeon RX 480

  54

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  36

• Radeon RX 480

  32

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  34

• Radeon RX 480

  28

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  59

• Radeon RX 480

  48

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  34

• Radeon RX 480

  28

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  66

• Radeon RX 480

  54

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  72

• Radeon RX 480

  59

FPS (higher is better)

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

• Radeon RX 590

  22

• Radeon RX 480

  18

FPS (higher is better)

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  60

• Radeon RX 480

  49

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  41

• Radeon RX 480

  33

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10×64 build 1809

• Radeon RX 590

  58

• Radeon RX 480

  49

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  56

• Radeon RX 480

  46

FPS (higher is better)

• Radeon RX 590

  62

• Radeon RX 480

  52

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  33

• Radeon RX 480

  28

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  21

• Radeon RX 480

  17

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  52

• Radeon RX 480

  38

FPS (higher is better)

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  32

• Radeon RX 480

  27

FPS (higher is better)

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  53

• Radeon RX 480

  48

FPS (higher is better)

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  43

• Radeon RX 480

  35

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  28

• Radeon RX 480

  25

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  19

• Radeon RX 480

  15

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  33

• Radeon RX 480

  27

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  19

• Radeon RX 480

  15

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  39

• Radeon RX 480

  30

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  44

• Radeon RX 480

  34

FPS (higher is better)

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

• Radeon RX 590

  11

• Radeon RX 480

  17

FPS (higher is better)

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  30

• Radeon RX 480

  23

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra High Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  19

• Radeon RX 480

  15

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10×64 build 1809

• Radeon RX 590

  31

• Radeon RX 480

  25

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  30

• Radeon RX 480

  24

FPS (higher is better)

• Radeon RX 590

  34

• Radeon RX 480

  29

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  21

• Radeon RX 480

  17

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  11

• Radeon RX 480

  9

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  29

• Radeon RX 480

  21

FPS (higher is better)

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  21

• Radeon RX 480

  17

FPS (higher is better)

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  30

• Radeon RX 480

  23

FPS (higher is better)

Highest Details, Pure hair, HBAO+, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

• Radeon RX 590

  21

• Radeon RX 480

  17

FPS (higher is better)

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10×64

• Radeon RX 590

  16

• Radeon RX 480

  14

FPS (higher is better)

	VS
Radeon RX 590		Radeon RX 5500

	VS
Radeon RX 590		GeForce GTX 1660

	VS
Radeon RX 480		GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

	VS
Radeon RX 480		Radeon RX 580

	VS
Radeon RX 5500 XT		GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

	VS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER		GeForce GTX 1660 Ti

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