Radeon RX 480 mobile vs Radeon RX 5500 XT
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 5500 XT, 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 480 mobile stacks up against Radeon RX 5500 XT, 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 480 mobile
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Power consumption (TDP)
100 Watt
130 Watt
Interface
MXM-B (3.0)
PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors
1x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount
8 GB
8 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 5500 XT has 30% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 5500 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 5500 XT have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - in Desktops.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon RX 480 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 XT - by 7 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 XT is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
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
12−14
45−50
ultra / 1080p
7−8
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
4K / 2160p
−
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
70−75
medium / 1080p
14−16
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 225% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
20−22
70−75
ultra / 1080p
16−18
65−70
QHD / 1440p
0−1
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
45−50
120−130
medium / 1080p
21−24
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Battlefield 5 is 218% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon RX 5500 XT.
low / 768p
190−200
250−260
medium / 768p
160−170
230−240
ultra / 1080p
85−90
210−220
QHD / 1440p
45−50
150−160
4K / 2160p
24−27
100−110
high / 768p
120−130
220−230
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 85% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
60−65
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
−
medium / 1080p
55−60
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Cyberpunk 2077 is 3% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
medium / 768p
85−90
110−120
ultra / 1080p
55−60
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Dota 2 is 42% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
55−60
QHD / 1440p
−
35−40
4K / 2160p
4−5
20−22
low / 720p
30−35
95−100
medium / 1080p
16−18
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Far Cry 5 is 275% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
85−90
ultra / 1080p
16−18
65−70
QHD / 1440p
10−12
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
21−24
low / 720p
90−95
210−220
medium / 1080p
45−50
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Fortnite is 192% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
21−24
80−85
ultra / 1080p
16−18
60−65
QHD / 1440p
5−6
45−50
4K / 2160p
−
30−35
low / 720p
45−50
130−140
medium / 1080p
24−27
85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 260% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
75−80
160−170
medium / 768p
70−75
140−150
high / 1080p
24−27
90−95
ultra / 1080p
10−11
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 143% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
7−8
35−40
ultra / 1080p
6−7
27−30
QHD / 1440p
−
21−24
4K / 2160p
0−1
12−14
low / 720p
24−27
85−90
medium / 1080p
10−12
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Metro Exodus is 316% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
100−110
120−130
ultra / 1080p
100−110
−
medium / 1080p
100−110
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Minecraft is 19% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
−
70−75
ultra / 1080p
14−16
50−55
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
50−55
120−130
medium / 1080p
18−20
75−80
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 203% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
high / 1080p
10−12
30−35
ultra / 1080p
7−8
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
9−10
low / 720p
24−27
85−90
medium / 1080p
14−16
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 242% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
45−50
170−180
medium / 768p
27−30
110−120
high / 1080p
16−18
65−70
ultra / 1080p
9−10
35−40
4K / 2160p
5−6
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 300% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
low / 768p
90−95
120−130
medium / 768p
55−60
120−130
ultra / 1080p
30−35
60−65
high / 768p
50−55
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 5500 XT in World of Tanks is 79% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
Full Specs
Radeon RX 480 mobile
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Architecture
Polaris
RDNA 1.0
Code name
Polaris
Navi 14
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
1 August 2016
12 December 2019
Pipelines
2304
1408
Boost Clock
1077 MHz
1845 MHz
Transistor count
5,700 million
6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
7 nm
Texture fill rate
155.1
162.4
Floating-point performance
4,963 gflops
Length
180 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
8000 MHz
14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
256.0 GB/s
224.0 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (12_1)
Shader Model
6.4
6.5
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Laptop size
large
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