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GPU Architecture The smaller GPU, the better performance

28 nm

14 nm

Shading Units The more Cores, the faster data are processed by the GPU

2816

2304

GPU Clock The higher the clock, the more instructions the GPU can execute per second

1000 MHz

11% higher

1120 MHz

GPU Boost Clock The Boost clock helps GPU to get more performance

1000 MHz

21% higher

1266 MHz

Memory Capacity The VRAM capacity is used most for Anti Aliasing, Textures and Screen resolution

4 GB

8 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

GDDR5

Memory Speed The faster Memory, the faster Read/Write operations of the data

5 Gbps

38% higher

8 Gbps

Memory Bus Width The Wider Memory Bus, the more data can flow without waiting

512 bit

256 bit

Memory Bandwidth The more bandwidth, the faster data transfers between GPU and VRAM
20% higher

320 GB/s

256 GB/s

Texture Mapping Unit (TMU) The more Texture Mapping Units, the faster Texture Fill Rate

176

144

Render Output Unit (ROP) The more Rander Output Units, the faster Pixel Fill Rate

64

32

Pixel Fill Rate Indicates how many Pixels GPU can draw per second
36% higher

64 GP/s

41 GP/s

Texture Fill Rate Indicates how many Textures can be mapped per second

176 GT/s

3% higher

182 GT/s

Floating Point Per Second The more Floating Point Operations per second the better performance of the GPU

6 Flop/s

6 Flop/s

DirectX

12

12

OpenGL

5

5

Max GPU Temprature The maximum GPU temprature allowed by manufacturer

194 °F

194 °F

Graphics Card Power Typical power consumption of the graphic card board

290 Watts

48% lower

150 Watts

Rise of the Tomb Raider Settings Max, 1440p

37 fps

3% higher

38 fps

Shadow of the Tomb Raider Settings Max, 1440p
3% higher

37 fps

36 fps

The Witcher 3 Settings Max, 1440p

38 fps

7% higher

41 fps

Metro Exodus Settings Max, 1440p

37 fps

37 fps

Battlefield 1 Settings Max, 1440p

35 fps

8% higher

38 fps

Far Cry 5 Settings Max, 1440p

34 fps

8% higher

37 fps

Assassin's Creed Unity Settings Max, 1440p
26% higher

35 fps

26 fps

Resident Evil 2 Settings Max, 1440p

37 fps

35% higher

57 fps

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Radeon RX 480 8GB 8Gbps 256-bit 150W Desktop Graphic card
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PROS 12
GPU Architecture 14 nm vs 28 nm GPU architecture size is (14nm) 50% smaller
GPU Clock 1120 MHz vs 1000 MHz Clock speed is (120MHz) 11% higher
GPU Boost Clock 1266 MHz vs 1000 MHz Boost clock speed is (266MHz) 21% higher
Memory Capacity 8 GB vs 4 GB (4GB) 50% more VRAM Capacity
Memory Speed 8 Gbps vs 5 Gbps Transfer speed of the memory is (3Gbps) 38% faster
Texture Fill Rate 182 GT/s vs 176 GT/s Texel Fill Rate is (6GT/s) 3% faster
Graphics Card Power 150 Watts vs 290 Watts Power consumption is (140Watts) 48% lower
Rise of the Tomb Raider 38 fps vs 37 fps Rise of the Tomb Raider - 1440p: (1fps) 3% more frames per second
The Witcher 3 41 fps vs 38 fps The Witcher 3 - 1440p: (3fps) 7% more frames per second
Battlefield 1 38 fps vs 35 fps Battlefield 1 - 1440p: (3fps) 8% more frames per second
Far Cry 5 37 fps vs 34 fps Far Cry 5 - 1440p: (3fps) 8% more frames per second
Resident Evil 2 57 fps vs 37 fps Resident Evil 2 - 1440p: (20fps) 35% more frames per second
CONS 7
Shading Units 2304 vs 2816 (512) 18% less Shader Processing Units
Memory Bandwidth 256 GB/s vs 320 GB/s Memory bandwidth is (64GB/s) 20% slower
Texture Mapping Unit (TMU) 144 vs 176 (32) 18% less Texture Mapping Units
Render Output Unit (ROP) 32 vs 64 (32) 50% less Render Output Units
Pixel Fill Rate 41 GP/s vs 64 GP/s Pixel Fill Rate is (23GP/s) 36% slower
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36 fps vs 37 fps Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 1440p: (1fps) 3% less frames per second
Assassin's Creed Unity 26 fps vs 35 fps Assassin's Creed Unity - 1440p: (9fps) 26% less frames per second
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3.2/10 Score 2797
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