Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 5500

In this comparison between Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 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 5500 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Main Specs

	Radeon RX 480	Radeon RX 5500
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	110 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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Radeon RX 480 has 36% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 5500.
Radeon RX 480 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 5500 uses PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.
Radeon RX 480 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon RX 5500.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon RX 480 is build with Polaris architecture, and Radeon RX 5500 - with RDNA 1.0.
Radeon RX 480 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon RX 5500 - by 7 nm process technology.
Radeon RX 480 is 61 mm longer, than Radeon RX 5500.
Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 5500 is 6000 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 480.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	40−45	40−45
ultra / 1080p	27−30	27−30
QHD / 1440p	21−24	21−24
4K / 2160p	12−14	12−14
low / 720p	70−75	70−75
medium / 1080p	50−55	50−55
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p	65−70	65−70
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
QHD / 1440p	45−50	45−50
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	75−80	75−80
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	24−27	24−27
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	250−260
medium / 768p	230−240	230−240
ultra / 1080p	200−210	200−210
QHD / 1440p	140−150	140−150
4K / 2160p	95−100	95−100
high / 768p	220−230	220−230
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	110−120	110−120
ultra / 1080p	100−110	100−110
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Dota 2.
high / 1080p	55−60	55−60
ultra / 1080p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	18−20	18−20
low / 720p	90−95	90−95
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5.
high / 1080p	75−80	75−80
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
QHD / 1440p	35−40	35−40
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	200−210	200−210
medium / 1080p	130−140	130−140
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Fortnite.
high / 1080p	70−75	70−75
ultra / 1080p	55−60	55−60
QHD / 1440p	40−45	40−45
4K / 2160p	27−30	27−30
low / 720p	120−130	120−130
medium / 1080p	80−85	80−85
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Forza Horizon 4.
low / 768p	150−160	150−160
medium / 768p	140−150	140−150
high / 1080p	85−90	85−90
ultra / 1080p	40−45	40−45
QHD / 1440p	30−35	30−33
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	24−27	24−27
QHD / 1440p	20−22	20−22
4K / 2160p	10−12	10−12
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	40−45	40−45
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p	130−140	130−140
medium / 1080p	130−140	130−140
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Minecraft.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	110−120	110−120
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS.
high / 1080p	30−35	30−35
ultra / 1080p	20−22	20−22
QHD / 1440p	14−16	14−16
4K / 2160p	10−11	10−11
low / 720p	80−85	80−85
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in Red Dead Redemption 2.
low / 768p	160−170	160−170
medium / 768p	100−110	100−110
high / 1080p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	30−35	30−35
4K / 2160p	21−24	21−24
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	60−65	60−65
Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 5500 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks.

Full Specs

	Radeon RX 480	Radeon RX 5500
Architecture	Polaris	RDNA 1.0
Code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	Navi 14
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	29 June 2016	7 October 2019
Pipelines	2304	1408
Core clock speed	1120 MHz
Boost Clock	1266 MHz	1845 MHz
Transistor count	5,700 million	6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Texture fill rate	182.3	162.4
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops
Length	241 mm	180 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	224.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX		12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.4
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0
Vulkan	+
FreeSync	+
Bus support	n/a
HDMI	2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	610 Mh/s
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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Radeon RX 480 vs Radeon RX 5500

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