HWBench.com

    Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti

    Radeon RX 480
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 29 Jun 2016
    Radeon RX 480
    GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 7 Nov 2013
    GeForce GTX 780 Ti

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Radeon RX 480
      114%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • Radeon RX 480
      125%
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

    25% higher gaming performance.
    100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 780 Ti .
    This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
    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    Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 GeForce GTX 780 Ti

    Supports PhysX
    Supports G-Sync
    Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
    Radeon RX 480

    HWBench recommends Radeon RX 480

    The Radeon RX 480 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (57 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)vsGK110B (GK110-425-B1)
    Fab Process14 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size232 mm²vs561 mm²
    Transistors5,700 millionvs7,080 million
    Shaders2304vs2880
    Compute Units36vs15
    Core clock1120 MHzvs875 MHz
    ROPs32vs48
    TMUs144vs240

    Memory Configuration

    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width256 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed2000 MHz
    8000 MHz effective    		vs1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective
    Memory Size8192 Mbvs3072 Mb

    Additional details

    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    TDP150 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date29 Jun 2016vs7 Nov 2013

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • Radeon RX 480
      40.50 GP/s
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      52.50 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • Radeon RX 480
      182.30 GT/s
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      210.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • Radeon RX 480
      256.00 GB/s
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      336.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • Radeon RX 480
      5834.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      5040.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • Radeon RX 480
      18430
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      16040

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      60
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 480
      60
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      50
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 480
      94
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon RX 480
      86
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      85

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      70
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      51

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 480
      66
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      81
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      84
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      75
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      36
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      74
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 480
      54
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • Radeon RX 480
      75
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      77
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 480
      53
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 480
      77
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      59
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      45
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      39
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ashes Of The Singularity

    DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      50
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 480
      45
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      35
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 480
      61
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      54

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon RX 480
      56
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      48
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 480
      46
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      52
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      59
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      57
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      50
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 480
      35
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • Radeon RX 480
      54
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      55
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 480
      41
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 480
      56
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      48

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      42
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      31
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      23
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • Radeon RX 480
      21
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      10

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      29
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • Radeon RX 480
      31
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • Radeon RX 480
      26
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • Radeon RX 480
      25
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

    • Radeon RX 480
      30
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      31
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra detail, 16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      17
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      11

    FPS (higher is better)

    Rise Of The Tomb Raider

    Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

    • Radeon RX 480
      17
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      13

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

    DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

    • Radeon RX 480
      34
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      33
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      27

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • Radeon RX 480
      25
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • Radeon RX 480
      29
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      25

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • Radeon RX 480
      24
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      19

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • Radeon RX 480
      16
    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      15

    FPS (higher is better)

    Similar comparisons

    Radeon RX 480VS GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
    Radeon RX 480GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
    Radeon RX 480VS Radeon RX 580
    Radeon RX 480Radeon RX 580
    GeForce GTX 780 TiVS GeForce GTX 1650
    GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 1650
    GeForce GTX 780 TiVS Radeon RX 570
    GeForce GTX 780 TiRadeon RX 570
    Radeon RX 5500VS GeForce GTX 1660
    Radeon RX 5500GeForce GTX 1660
    GeForce GTX 1660VS Radeon R9 Nano
    GeForce GTX 1660Radeon R9 Nano