The RX 580 might be the mid-range flagship of the latest GCN 4.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most entry-level PC gamers. On the other hand, the RX 570 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 169. AMD ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by entry-level prices with performance that knocks on the door of mid-range graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 570, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.
Spec for spec, this RX 570 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RX 470, by boasting 12.7 % more fps. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 570 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RX 470 and it really justifies an upgrade.
Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 1060 3GB, the RX 570 was -6.4 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Spider-Man Remastered, Fallout 76, Overwatch 2, Apex Legends, Battlefield V at 60 fps to 71 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 98 fps to 98 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 98 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 85 fps to 85 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 85 fps.
AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 480, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The RX 480 is much more expensive than the R9 380 as it costs a whopping $ 400. Compare this to the R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 380X, which came originally at a price of $ 199, $ 229. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 970 which costs $ 329.
Spec for spec, this RX 480 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the R9 380, by boasting 51.8 % more fps. The RX 480 has 8 GB RAM compared to the R9 380 's 2 GB video memory.
In our synthetic benchmarks, the RX 480 blows past the R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 380X and, amazingly, even the R9 390 as well. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 480 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 380X and it really justifies an upgrade.
Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 970, the RX 480 was -3.9 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Spider-Man Remastered, F1 2019, Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, Battlefield V at 62 fps to 65 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.
For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play World War Z, Fallout 76, Valorant at 62 fps to 101 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 75 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 88 fps to 88 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 88 fps.
| Year | Game | Frames Per Second |
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| 2019 | Apex Legends |
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| 2019 | Anthem |
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| 2019 | Far Cry New Dawn |
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| 2019 | Resident Evil 2 |
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| 2019 | Metro Exodus |
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| 2019 | World War Z |
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| 2019 | Gears of War 5 |
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| 2019 | F1 2019 |
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| 2019 | GreedFall |
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| 2019 | Borderlands 3 |
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| 2019 | Call of Duty Modern Warfare |
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| 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
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| 2019 | Need For Speed: Heat |
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| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 |
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| 2018 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey |
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| 2018 | Final Fantasy XV |
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| 2018 | Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
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| 2018 | Fallout 76 |
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| 2018 | Just Cause 4 |
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| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World |
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| 2018 | Strange Brigade |
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| 2018 | Battlefield V |
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| 2017 | Assassin's Creed Origins |
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| 2017 | Destiny 2 |
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| 2017 | Need For Speed: Payback |
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| 2017 | For Honor |
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| 2017 | Project CARS 2 |
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| 2017 | Forza Motorsport 7 |
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| 2016 | Dishonored 2 |
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| 2015 | Rocket League |
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| 2015 | Need For Speed |
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| 2015 | Project CARS |
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| 2015 | Rainbow Six Siege |
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| 2012 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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| 2009 | League of Legends |
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| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
|---|---|---|
| Board Number | C940, D000 | C940, D009-01 |
| Length | 9.5 inches 241 mm | 9.5 inches 241 mm |
| Outputs | 1x DVI1x HDMI3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI3x DisplayPort |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| TDP | 120 W | 150 W |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
|---|---|---|
| Boost Clock | 1244 MHz | 1266 MHz |
| GPU Clock | 1168 MHz | 1120 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz 7000 MHz effective | 2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Generation | Polaris (RX 500) | Arctic Islands (RX 400) |
| Launch Price | 169 USD | 229 USD |
| Production | Active | Active |
| Release Date | Apr 18th, 2017 | Jun 29th, 2016 |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
|---|---|---|
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_0) | 12.0 (12_0) |
| OpenCL | 2 | 2 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Shader Model | 6 | 6 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.82 | 1.1.82 |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 | GCN 4.0 |
| Die Size | 244 mm² | 244 mm² |
| GPU Name | Polaris 20 | Ellesmere |
| GPU Variant | Polaris 20 XL (215-0910052) | Polaris 10 XT (215-0876184) |
| Process Size | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Transistors | 5,700 million | 5,700 million |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
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| Bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 256.0 GB/s |
| Memory Bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory Size | 4096 MB | 8192 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
|---|---|---|
| Compute Units | 32 | 36 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| Shading Units | 2048 | 2304 |
| TMUs | 128 | 144 |
| RX 570 | RX 480 | |
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| FP16 (half) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS (1:1) | 5,834 GFLOPS (1:1) |
| FP32 (float) performance | 5,095 GFLOPS | 5,834 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 318.5 GFLOPS (1:16) | 364.6 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| Pixel Rate | 39.81 GPixel/s | 40.51 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 159.2 GTexel/s | 182.3 GTexel/s |
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