Radeon RX 480 mobile vs Radeon RX 570

In this comparison between Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 570 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon RX 480 mobile will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 570 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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 570
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 120 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 570 has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon RX 570 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 570 have maximum RAM of 8 GB.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 570 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 570 are build with Polaris architecture.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile and Radeon RX 570 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 570.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 27−30 60−65
medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 570 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 156% more, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 480 mobile Radeon RX 570
Architecture Polaris Polaris
Code name Polaris Polaris 20 Ellesmere
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 1 August 2016 18 April 2017
Pipelines 2304 2048
Core clock speed 1168 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz 1244 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 155.1 159.2
Floating-point performance 4,963 gflops 5,095 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s 224.0 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 +
FreeSync +
Laptop size large
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