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Graphics card comparison

Radeon RX 580 vs Radeon RX 480

AMD

Radeon RX 580

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 1 Apr 2017 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 580
AMD

Radeon RX 480

8192 Mb GDDR5 Released 29 Jun 2016 DESKTOP
Radeon RX 480

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • Radeon RX 580108%
  • Radeon RX 480100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the Radeon RX 580

  • 8% 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 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  • Based on an outdated architecture (AMD GCN), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Radeon RX 580
Our verdict

HWSpot recommends the Radeon RX 580

The Radeon RX 580 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (115 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core configuration

Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 480
GPU NameEllesmere (Ellesmere XT)Ellesmere (Ellesmere XT)
Fab Process14 nm14 nm
Die Size232 mm²232 mm²
Transistors5,700 million5,700 million
Shaders23042304
Compute Units3636
Core clock1120 MHz1120 MHz
ROPs3232
TMUs144144

Memory configuration

Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 480
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Bus Width256 bit256 bit
Memory Speed2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective		2000 MHz
8000 MHz effective
Memory Size8192 Mb8192 Mb

Additional details

Radeon RX 580Radeon RX 480
TDP150 watts150 watts
Release Date1 Apr 201729 Jun 2016

Raw performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • Radeon RX 58040.50 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 48040.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • Radeon RX 580182.30 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 480182.30 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • Radeon RX 580256.00 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 480256.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • Radeon RX 5805834.00 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 58058
  • Radeon RX 48053

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58030
  • Radeon RX 48028

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58073
  • Radeon RX 48068

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon RX 48048

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58030
  • Radeon RX 48028

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58049
  • Radeon RX 48044

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58059
  • Radeon RX 48054

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 58064
  • Radeon RX 48059

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 58020
  • Radeon RX 48018

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon RX 48049

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58045
  • Radeon RX 48044

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58038
  • Radeon RX 48035

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 58086
  • Radeon RX 48086

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58053
  • Radeon RX 48048

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58036
  • Radeon RX 48033

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 58054
  • Radeon RX 48049

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 58052
  • Radeon RX 48046

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58056
  • Radeon RX 48052

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58050
  • Radeon RX 48046

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58046
  • Radeon RX 48045

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 58061
  • Radeon RX 48059

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 58067
  • Radeon RX 48061

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58055
  • Radeon RX 48052

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58036
  • Radeon RX 48033

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 58030
  • Radeon RX 48028

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58019
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58043
  • Radeon RX 48038

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58029
  • Radeon RX 48027

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58053
  • Radeon RX 48048

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58060
  • 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 58054
  • 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 58038
  • Radeon RX 48035

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58058
  • Radeon RX 48054

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58064
  • Radeon RX 48059

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58060
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 58046
  • Radeon RX 48041

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon RX 48031

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58059
  • Radeon RX 48052

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58043
  • Radeon RX 48040

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 580106
  • Radeon RX 48095

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58043
  • Radeon RX 48040

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58064
  • Radeon RX 48058

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58085
  • Radeon RX 48078

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 58086
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 58029
  • Radeon RX 48027

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58076
  • Radeon RX 48071

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58071
  • Radeon RX 48070

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58053
  • Radeon RX 48050

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 580138
  • Radeon RX 480136

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

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

  • Radeon RX 58079
  • Radeon RX 48070

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58075
  • Radeon RX 48070

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58052
  • Radeon RX 48049

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 58075
  • Radeon RX 48069

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 58075
  • Radeon RX 48066

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58087
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58070
  • Radeon RX 48066

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58056
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 58089
  • Radeon RX 48084

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 58091
  • Radeon RX 48084

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58087
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58060
  • Radeon RX 48055

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 58039
  • Radeon RX 48036

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58061
  • Radeon RX 48053

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58036
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58093
  • 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 58080
  • 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 58059
  • Radeon RX 48054

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58080
  • Radeon RX 48075

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58094
  • Radeon RX 48088

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58084
  • Radeon RX 48077

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 58063
  • Radeon RX 48053

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58049
  • Radeon RX 48045

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon RX 48032

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58086
  • Radeon RX 48081

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58017
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 1

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58038
  • Radeon RX 48035

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield V

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58031
  • Radeon RX 48027

FPS (higher is better)

Borderlands 3

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58017
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2018

Ultra quality TTA DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58029
  • Radeon RX 48026

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2020

Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58034
  • Radeon RX 48030

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • Radeon RX 58039
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Cyberpunk 2077

Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

  • Radeon RX 58010
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Death Stranding

Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon RX 48023

FPS (higher is better)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58022
  • Radeon RX 48021

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58029
  • Radeon RX 48029

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 58043
  • Radeon RX 48042

FPS (higher is better)

F1 2017

Ultra quality,TTA,Melbourne,Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58034
  • Radeon RX 48032

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58027
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58017
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry New Dawn

Ultra Quality, DirectX 11,Windows 10x64 build 1809

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58027
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 5

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58027
  • Radeon RX 48024

FPS (higher is better)

Ghost Recon - Wildlands

Very high Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58025
  • Radeon RX 48026

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • Radeon RX 58031
  • Radeon RX 48030

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

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

  • Radeon RX 58037
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • Radeon RX 58031
  • Radeon RX 48029

FPS (higher is better)

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Very high quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58018
  • Radeon RX 48015

FPS (higher is better)

Metro Exodus

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

  • Radeon RX 58019
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58010
  • Radeon RX 4809

FPS (higher is better)

Middle-Earth Shadow of War

Ultra Quality, HR Textures, DirectX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58024
  • Radeon RX 48021

FPS (higher is better)

Red Dead Redemption II

UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58019
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 3

Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon RX 48023

FPS (higher is better)

Resident Evil 7

Maximun Quality, DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58028
  • 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 58028
  • 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 58019
  • Radeon RX 48017

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58034
  • Radeon RX 48034

FPS (higher is better)

Star Wars Battlefront II

Ultra quality DirectX12 Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon RX 48029

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra quality DirectX12 Async Compute Windows10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58036
  • Radeon RX 48033

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • Radeon RX 58026
  • Radeon RX 48025

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • Radeon RX 58017
  • Radeon RX 48016

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs: Legion

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58015
  • Radeon RX 48014

FPS (higher is better)

Wolfenstein II The New Colossus

Main Leben! quality preset- Vulkan Windows 10x64

  • Radeon RX 58033
  • Radeon RX 48030

FPS (higher is better)

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