Radeon RX 460 vs Radeon RX 480 mobile
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon RX 460 and Radeon RX 480 mobile, 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 Radeon RX 460 stacks up against Radeon RX 480 mobile, check out specs charts below.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 480 mobile here:
Main Specs
Radeon RX 460
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
100 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
4 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon RX 480 mobile has 33% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon RX 460 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon RX 480 mobile uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 460.
Radeon RX 460 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 480 mobile - in Laptops.
Radeon RX 460 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are build with Polaris architecture.
Radeon RX 460 and Radeon RX 480 mobile are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 460.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
21−24
12−14
ultra / 1080p
12−14
7−8
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
4K / 2160p
5−6
−
low / 720p
40−45
27−30
medium / 1080p
24−27
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 56% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
30−35
20−22
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
12−14
0−1
4K / 2160p
8−9
−
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
35−40
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Battlefield 5 is 55% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon RX 460 and Radeon RX 480 mobile have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
230−240
190−200
medium / 768p
200−210
160−170
ultra / 1080p
120−130
85−90
QHD / 1440p
95−100
45−50
4K / 2160p
50−55
24−27
high / 768p
170−180
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 38% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
60−65
ultra / 1080p
50−55
35−40
medium / 1080p
55−60
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 9% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
medium / 768p
100−110
85−90
ultra / 1080p
80−85
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Dota 2 is 25% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
24−27
14−16
ultra / 1080p
24−27
12−14
QHD / 1440p
20−22
−
4K / 2160p
8−9
4−5
low / 720p
50−55
30−35
medium / 1080p
27−30
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Far Cry 5 is 75% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
30−35
21−24
ultra / 1080p
24−27
16−18
QHD / 1440p
16−18
10−12
low / 720p
120−130
90−95
medium / 1080p
70−75
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Fortnite is 42% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
35−40
21−24
ultra / 1080p
27−30
16−18
QHD / 1440p
14−16
5−6
4K / 2160p
12−14
−
low / 720p
70−75
45−50
medium / 1080p
40−45
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Forza Horizon 4 is 69% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
100−110
75−80
medium / 768p
95−100
70−75
high / 1080p
40−45
24−27
ultra / 1080p
16−18
10−11
QHD / 1440p
7−8
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Grand Theft Auto V is 41% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
12−14
7−8
ultra / 1080p
10−11
6−7
QHD / 1440p
10−11
−
4K / 2160p
3−4
0−1
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
18−20
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Metro Exodus is 75% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
120−130
100−110
ultra / 1080p
−
100−110
medium / 1080p
110−120
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Minecraft is 14% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
70−75
50−55
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 25% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
16−18
10−12
ultra / 1080p
10−11
7−8
QHD / 1440p
2−3
0−1
4K / 2160p
1−2
−
low / 720p
40−45
24−27
medium / 1080p
21−24
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 64% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
75−80
45−50
medium / 768p
45−50
27−30
high / 1080p
24−27
16−18
ultra / 1080p
14−16
9−10
4K / 2160p
8−9
5−6
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 61% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
90−95
medium / 768p
60−65
55−60
ultra / 1080p
40−45
30−35
high / 768p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon RX 460
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Architecture
Polaris
Polaris
Code name
Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Polaris
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
8 August 2016
1 August 2016
Pipelines
896
2304
Core clock speed
1090 MHz
Boost Clock
1200 MHz
1077 MHz
Transistor count
3,000 million
5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
67.20
155.1
Floating-point performance
2,150 gflops
4,963 gflops
Length
170 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
256.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
6.4
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
FreeSync
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
240 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
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