Radeon RX Vega 64 vs Radeon RX 480

Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory: 8192Mb HBM2DESKTOP
Release date: 8 Aug 2017
Radeon RX Vega 64
Radeon RX 480
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 29 Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    173%
  • Radeon RX 480
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX Vega 64

73% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 Radeon RX 480

145 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX Vega 64 .
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

Radeon RX Vega 64

HWBench recommends Radeon RX Vega 64

The Radeon RX Vega 64 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (111 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX Vega 64Radeon RX 480
GPU NameVega 10 (Vega 10 XT)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process14 nmvs14 nm
Die Size484 mm²vs232 mm²
Transistors12,500 millionvs5,700 million
Shaders4096vs2304
Compute Units64vs36
Core clock1250 MHzvs1120 MHz
ROPs64vs32
TMUs256vs144

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX Vega 64Radeon RX 480
Memory TypeHBM2vsGDDR5
Bus Width2048 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed945 MHz
1890 MHz effective
vs2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX Vega 64Radeon RX 480
TDP295 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date8 Aug 2017vs29 Jun 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96.00 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    40.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    384.00 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    483.80 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    12288.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 480
    5834.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Ashes Of The Singularity

High Quality Mode, 8 millon samples, 2xMSAA, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    113
  • Radeon RX 480
    68

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • Radeon RX 480
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    81
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32
  • Radeon RX 480
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    74
  • Radeon RX 480
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    63
  • Radeon RX 480
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    157
  • Radeon RX 480
    86

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    96
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    87
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    89
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    84
  • Radeon RX 480
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91
  • Radeon RX 480
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • Radeon RX 480
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    65
  • Radeon RX 480
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    91
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    107
  • Radeon RX 480
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    94
  • Radeon RX 480
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    72
  • Radeon RX 480
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

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 Vega 64
    90
  • Radeon RX 480
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • Radeon RX 480
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    93
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    102
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79
  • Radeon RX 480
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    92
  • Radeon RX 480
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • Radeon RX 480
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    149
  • Radeon RX 480
    95

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    66
  • Radeon RX 480
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    108
  • Radeon RX 480
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    101
  • Radeon RX 480
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    48
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    121
  • Radeon RX 480
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    86
  • Radeon RX 480
    50

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    200
  • Radeon RX 480
    136

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,DirectX11,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    127
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    106
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    82
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    114
  • Radeon RX 480
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103
  • Radeon RX 480
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    139
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    88
  • Radeon RX 480
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    80
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126
  • Radeon RX 480
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141
  • Radeon RX 480
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    142
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    78
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    61
  • Radeon RX 480
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    36
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    100
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    60
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    134
  • Radeon RX 480
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    141
  • Radeon RX 480
    91

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 Vega 64
    130
  • Radeon RX 480
    74

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    90
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    126
  • Radeon RX 480
    75

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    132
  • Radeon RX 480
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    137
  • Radeon RX 480
    77

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    103
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    58
  • Radeon RX 480
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    130
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    29
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • Radeon RX 480
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    52
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    28
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    50
  • Radeon RX 480
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51
  • Radeon RX 480
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    47
  • Radeon RX 480
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    37
  • Radeon RX 480
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra, TSSAA 8tx, ASync on, Vsync off, VULKAN, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    79
  • Radeon RX 480
    42

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • Radeon RX 480
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    35
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    45
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    34
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    39
  • Radeon RX 480
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    49
  • Radeon RX 480
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

Ultra quality,16:1 HQ-AF,DirectX 12, windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    62
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    51
  • Radeon RX 480
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    32
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    16
  • Radeon RX 480
    9

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    43
  • Radeon RX 480
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • Radeon RX 480
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    46
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

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 Vega 64
    46
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    31
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    55
  • Radeon RX 480
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    68
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    44
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    25
  • Radeon RX 480
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX Vega 64
    54
  • Radeon RX 480
    30

FPS (higher is better)