GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon RX 5600M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 5600M, 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 5600M, check out specs charts below.

Radeon RX 5600M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5600M 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 5600M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon RX 5600M
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 150 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 6 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 480 has 66% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5600M.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5600M uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 480 has 1530 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5600M.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5600M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is build with Fermi architecture, and Radeon RX 5600M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • GeForce GTX 480 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5600M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5600M is 10152 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 35−40
ultra / 1080p 12−14 21−24
QHD / 1440p 6−7 16−18
4K / 2160p 5−6 10−11
low / 720p 40−45 60−65
medium / 1080p 24−27 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5600M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 68% more, than GeForce GTX 480.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 480 Radeon RX 5600M
Architecture Fermi Navi / RDNA
Code name GF100 Navi 10
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 7 December 2010 7 January 2020
Pipelines 480 2304
Core clock speed 700 MHz
Boost Clock 1265 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million 10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 42 billion/sec 182.2
Floating-point performance 1,345.0 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 384 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) 12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 177.4 GB/s 288.0 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
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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