Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 5300M

In this comparison between Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5300M 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 will be the best choice, for others Radeon RX 5300M will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 5300M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 5300M 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 5300M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon RX 480 Radeon RX 5300M
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 85 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon RX 480 has 76% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5300M.
  • Radeon RX 480 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5300M uses PCIe 4.0 x8 interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5300M.
  • Radeon RX 480 is used in Desktops, and Radeon RX 5300M - in Laptops.
  • Radeon RX 480 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon RX 5300M - with Navi / RDNA.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon RX 480 is 84 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 5300M.
  • Radeon RX 480 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5300M - by 7 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5300M is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 480.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 40−45 35−40
ultra / 1080p 27−30 21−24
QHD / 1440p 21−24 16−18
4K / 2160p 12−14 10−11
low / 720p 70−75 60−65
medium / 1080p 50−55 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 18% more, than Radeon RX 5300M.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 480 Radeon RX 5300M
Architecture Polaris Navi / RDNA
Code name Polaris 10 Ellesmere Navi 14 / E19M-E65
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 29 June 2016 13 November 2019
Pipelines 2304 1408
Core clock speed 1120 MHz 1036 MHz
Boost Clock 1266 MHz 1445 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Texture fill rate 182.3 127.2
Floating-point performance 5,834 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 96 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 168.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.5
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 2.0
Vulkan + 1.2.131
FreeSync +
Bus support n/a
HDMI 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 610 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Eyefinity +
HD3D n/a
PowerTune +
TrueAudio n/a
ZeroCore +
Mantle n/a
Design reference
Bridgeless CrossFire +
DisplayPort support 1.4HDR
CrossFire +
VCE +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 27 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 270 Sol/s
Compute units 36
AppAcceleration n/a
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
GCN generation 4th Gen
Enduro n/a
FRTC +
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