Share

Graphics card comparison

Radeon RX 570 vs Radeon RX 480

AMD

Radeon RX 570

4096 Mb GDDR5 Released 1 Apr 2017 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 570
AMD

Radeon RX 480

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 29 Jun 2016 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 480

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 570100%
  • Radeon RX 480103%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 570

  • 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 the 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
No winner
Our verdict

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (111 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

Radeon RX 570Radeon RX 480
GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere PRO)Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process14 nm14 nm
Die Size232 mm²232 mm²
Transistors5,700 million5,700 million
Shaders20482304
Compute Units3236
Core clock926 MHz1120 MHz
ROPs3232
TMUs128144

Memory configuration

Radeon RX 570Radeon RX 480
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width256 bit256 bit
Memory Speed1650 MHz
6600 MHz effective		2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size4096 Mb8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 570Radeon RX 480
TDP120 watts150 watts
Release Date1 Apr 201729 Jun 2016

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 57038.60 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 48040.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 570154.40 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 480182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 570211.20 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 480256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 5704940.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 4805834.00 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 57053
  • Radeon RX 48053

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57027
  • Radeon RX 48028

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57066
  • Radeon RX 48068

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57047
  • Radeon RX 48048

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57027
  • Radeon RX 48028

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57043
  • Radeon RX 48044

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57052
  • Radeon RX 48054

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 57057
  • Radeon RX 48059

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 57018
  • Radeon RX 48018

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57049
  • Radeon RX 48049

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57042
  • Radeon RX 48044

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57033
  • Radeon RX 48035

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

Ultra,TSSAA8tx,Vsync off,VULKAN,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57083
  • Radeon RX 48086

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

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

  • Radeon RX 57051
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57047
  • Radeon RX 48048

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57032
  • Radeon RX 48033

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 57048
  • Radeon RX 48046

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57052
  • Radeon RX 48052

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57045
  • Radeon RX 48046

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57042
  • Radeon RX 48045

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 57056
  • Radeon RX 48059

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 57056
  • Radeon RX 48061

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57050
  • Radeon RX 48052

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57033
  • Radeon RX 48033

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57017
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57036
  • Radeon RX 48038

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57026
  • Radeon RX 48027

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57047
  • Radeon RX 48048

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57054
  • Radeon RX 48059

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 57048
  • Radeon RX 48050

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 57034
  • Radeon RX 48035

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57054
  • Radeon RX 48054

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57056
  • Radeon RX 48059

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57055
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 57042
  • Radeon RX 48041

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57030
  • Radeon RX 48031

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57024
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57038
  • Radeon RX 48052

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57039
  • Radeon RX 48040

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57094
  • Radeon RX 48095

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57039
  • Radeon RX 48040

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57056
  • Radeon RX 48058

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57076
  • Radeon RX 48078

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 57078
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 57026
  • Radeon RX 48027

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57068
  • Radeon RX 48071

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57066
  • Radeon RX 48070

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57049
  • Radeon RX 48050

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 570133
  • Radeon RX 480136

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

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

  • Radeon RX 57065
  • Radeon RX 48070

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57066
  • Radeon RX 48070

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57047
  • Radeon RX 48049

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 57069
  • Radeon RX 48066

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57081
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57063
  • Radeon RX 48066

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57052
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 57082
  • Radeon RX 48084

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 57082
  • Radeon RX 48084

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57078
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57054
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57023
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57052
  • Radeon RX 48053

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57033
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57073
  • Radeon RX 48076

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57088
  • Radeon RX 48091

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 57071
  • Radeon RX 48074

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 57052
  • Radeon RX 48054

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57074
  • Radeon RX 48075

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57082
  • Radeon RX 48088

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57076
  • Radeon RX 48077

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 57058
  • Radeon RX 48053

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57044
  • Radeon RX 48045

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57031
  • Radeon RX 48032

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57065
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57015
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57035
  • Radeon RX 48035

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57027
  • Radeon RX 48027

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57015
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57025
  • Radeon RX 48026

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57030
  • Radeon RX 48030

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 57034
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 57017
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57023
  • Radeon RX 48023

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57020
  • Radeon RX 48021

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57026
  • Radeon RX 48029

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 57040
  • Radeon RX 48042

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57030
  • Radeon RX 48032

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57024
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57015
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 57026
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57025
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57024
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57022
  • Radeon RX 48026

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 57030
  • Radeon RX 48030

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 57031
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 57029
  • Radeon RX 48029

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57016
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 5709
  • Radeon RX 4809

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57020
  • Radeon RX 48021

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57017
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57023
  • Radeon RX 48023

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57024
  • Radeon RX 48027

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 57025
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • Radeon RX 57017
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57032
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57029
  • Radeon RX 48029

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57033
  • Radeon RX 48033

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 57024
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 57016
  • Radeon RX 48016

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57014
  • Radeon RX 48014

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 57022
  • Radeon RX 48030

FPS (higher is better)

Similar comparisons

Radeon RX 570 vs GeForce GTX 1650 Radeon RX 570 GeForce GTX 1650 Radeon RX 570 vs GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon RX 570 GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Radeon RX 480 GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 580 Radeon RX 480 Radeon RX 580 Radeon RX 5500 vs GeForce GTX 1660 Radeon RX 5500 GeForce GTX 1660 GeForce GTX 1660 vs Radeon R9 Nano GeForce GTX 1660 Radeon R9 Nano