GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
90%
90%
AMD Radeon RX 560
366%
366%
AMD Radeon RX 560 is approximately 276% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF100 | Polaris 21 |
| CoresDifferent | 480 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 60 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF100 | Polaris 21 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF100-375-A3 | Polaris 21 XT(215-0908004) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi | GCN 4.0 |
| FoundryDifferent | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,100 million | 3,000 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.9M / mm² | 24.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 529 mm² | 123 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1980 | BGA-769 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 26th, 2010 | Apr 18th, 2017 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 400 | Polaris(RX 500) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 200 | Arctic Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 500 | Vega |
| ProductionDifferent | End-of-life | Active |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 499 USD | 99 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 84 in our database | 7 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 701 MHz | N/A |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1401 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 924 MHz3.7 Gbps effective | 1750 MHz7 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 1175 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 1275 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 128 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 177.4 GB/s | 112.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 480 | 1024 |
| TMUsDifferent | 60 | 64 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 16 |
| SM CountDifferent | 15 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 16 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 21.03 GPixel/s | 20.40 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 42.06 GTexel/s | 81.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,345.0 GFLOPS | 2.611 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 168.1 GFLOPS (1:8) | 163.2 GFLOPS (1:16) |
| FP16 (half)Different | N/A | 2.611 TFLOPS (1:1) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 170 mm6.7 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 75 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 250 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x mini-HDMI 1.3a | 1x DVI1x HDMI 2.0b1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1022 SKU 0000 | C994 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 | AMD Radeon RX 560 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDADifferent | 2.0 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 6.7 |
Comparison Summary
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