Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 480 outperforms the cheaper Radeon RX 560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Radeon RX 560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Radeon RX 480 is 293 days older than the cheaper Radeon RX 560.
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 480
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 560 - 67 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon RX 560 - 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 560
- Up to 50% cheaper than Radeon RX 480 - $150.0 vs $299.0
- Up to 45% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Radeon RX 480 - $2.46 vs $4.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 480 - 75 vs 150 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
FPS
67
100%
Value, $/FPS
$4.46/FPS
55.15695067264574%
Price, $
$299
50%
FPS Winner
Buy for $299 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315160 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
FPS
61
91.04477611940298%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$150
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $150 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315160 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Jun 29th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
40.51 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
182.3 GTexel/s
100%
Desktop • Apr 18th, 2017
Pixel Fillrate
20.4 GPixel/s
50.35793631202172%
Texel Fillrate
81.6 GTexel/s
44.76138233680745%
AMD Radeon RX 480 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
---|---|---|
Jun 29th, 2016 | Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 |
Arctic Islands | Generation | Polaris |
$229 | MSRP | $99 |
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
1x 6-pin | Power Connectors | None |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 4 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR5 |
256-bit | Bus | 128-bit |
256 GB/s | Bandwidth | 112 GB/s |
1120 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1175 MHz |
1266 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1275 MHz |
2000 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |