Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Radeon RX 480

Radeon RX 5700 XT
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 7 Jul 2019
Radeon RX 5700 XT
Radeon RX 480
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 29 Jun 2016
Radeon RX 480

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    209%
  • Radeon RX 480
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 5700 XT

109% 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)

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 480

75 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the Radeon RX 5700 XT .
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Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 5700 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 5700 XT

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (68 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

Radeon RX 5700 XTRadeon RX 480
GPU NameNavi 10 (Navi 10 XT)vsEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process7 nmvs14 nm
Die Size254 mm²vs232 mm²
Transistorsunknownvs5,700 million
Shaders2560vs2304
Compute Units40vs36
Core clock1605 MHzvs1120 MHz
ROPs64vs32
TMUs256vs144

Memory Configuration

Radeon RX 5700 XTRadeon RX 480
Memory TypeGDDR6vsGDDR5
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
vs2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 5700 XTRadeon RX 480
TDP225 wattsvs150 watts
Release Date7 Jul 2019vs29 Jun 2016

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    112.30 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    40.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    449.30 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    448.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 480
    256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    8980.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 480
    5834.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    78
  • Radeon RX 480
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    82
  • Radeon RX 480
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    132
  • Radeon RX 480
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    162
  • Radeon RX 480
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    169
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    61
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    153
  • Radeon RX 480
    71

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    104
  • Radeon RX 480
    70

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    111
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    120
  • Radeon RX 480
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    109
  • Radeon RX 480
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    158
  • Radeon RX 480
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    176
  • Radeon RX 480
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    75
  • Radeon RX 480
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    44
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    112
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    68
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    146
  • Radeon RX 480
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    119
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    148
  • Radeon RX 480
    77

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    127
  • Radeon RX 480
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    68
  • Radeon RX 480
    32

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    59
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    109
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    59
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    100
  • Radeon RX 480
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    121
  • Radeon RX 480
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    127
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    108
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    90
  • Radeon RX 480
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    76
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    102
  • Radeon RX 480
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    76
  • Radeon RX 480
    46

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    129
  • Radeon RX 480
    59

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    120
  • Radeon RX 480
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    59
  • Radeon RX 480
    28

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    36
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    80
  • Radeon RX 480
    38

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    54
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    93
  • Radeon RX 480
    48

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    78
  • Radeon RX 480
    35

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    108
  • Radeon RX 480
    55

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    85
  • Radeon RX 480
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    49
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    33
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    61
  • Radeon RX 480
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    33
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    58
  • Radeon RX 480
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    68
  • Radeon RX 480
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    75
  • Radeon RX 480
    34

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    18
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    59
  • Radeon RX 480
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    45
  • Radeon RX 480
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    43
  • Radeon RX 480
    15

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    55
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    38
  • Radeon RX 480
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    62
  • Radeon RX 480
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    67
  • Radeon RX 480
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    36
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    20
  • Radeon RX 480
    9

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    47
  • Radeon RX 480
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    34
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    48
  • Radeon RX 480
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    40
  • Radeon RX 480
    17

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    66
  • Radeon RX 480
    33

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    44
  • Radeon RX 480
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5700 XT
    30
  • Radeon RX 480
    14

FPS (higher is better)