GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon RX 5500M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 480 stacks up against Radeon RX 5500M, check out specs charts below.

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Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5500M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Radeon RX 5500M here:

Radeon RX 5500M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon RX 5500M
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	85 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin & 8-pin	None
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1536 MB	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	No outputs
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GeForce GTX 480 has 194% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500M.
GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
GeForce GTX 480 has 1532 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500M.
GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5500M - in Laptops.
GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 5500M - with Navi / RDNA.
Core clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 627 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.
GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500M - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500M is 12152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	21−24	21−24
ultra / 1080p	12−14	12−14
QHD / 1440p	6−7	7−8
4K / 2160p	5−6	5−6
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	24−27	24−27
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	12−14	12−14
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	65−70	70−75
medium / 1080p	35−40	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Battlefield 5 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 480.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	230−240
medium / 768p	200−210	200−210
ultra / 1080p	120−130	120−130
QHD / 1440p	90−95	95−100
4K / 2160p	50−55	50−55
high / 768p	170−180	170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 0% more, than GeForce GTX 480.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
ultra / 1080p	80−85	80−85
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	21−24	21−24
QHD / 1440p	18−20	20−22
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
low / 720p	50−55	50−55
medium / 1080p	27−30	27−30
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	16−18	16−18
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	70−75	70−75
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	35−40	35−40
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	100−110	100−110
medium / 768p	95−100	95−100
high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	16−18	16−18
QHD / 1440p	7−8	7−8
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	12−14	12−14
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	10−11	10−11
4K / 2160p	3−4	3−4
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	110−120	110−120
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	16−18	16−18
ultra / 1080p	10−11	10−11
QHD / 1440p	2−3	2−3
4K / 2160p	1−2	1−2
low / 720p	40−45	40−45
medium / 1080p	21−24	21−24
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	75−80	75−80
medium / 768p	45−50	45−50
high / 1080p	24−27	24−27
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	8−9	8−9
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
high / 768p	55−60	55−60
GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5500M have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTX 480	Radeon RX 5500M
Architecture	Fermi	Navi / RDNA
Code name	GF100	Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 December 2010	29 September 2019
Pipelines	480	1408
Core clock speed	700 MHz	1327 MHz
Boost Clock		1645 MHz
Transistor count	3,100 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	42 billion/sec	144.8
Floating-point performance	1,345.0 gflops
Length	10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1848 MHz (3696 data rate)	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	177.4 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	+
CUDA cores	480
Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options	+
Multi monitor support	+
HDMI	+
HDCP	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	117 Mh/s
Laptop size		medium sized
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GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon RX 5500M

Radeon RX 5500M is a Laptop Graphics Card

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