Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB vs GeForce GTX 480
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 480 and Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RX 9060 XT 16 GB outperforms GTX 480 by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 479 | 78 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 66 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.36 | 82.55 |
| Power efficiency | 2.97 | 22.79 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | RDNA 4.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Navi 44 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 26 March 2010 (15 years ago) | 4 June 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX 9060 XT 16 GB has 5970% better value for money than GTX 480.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 480 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 700 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3130 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 29,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 160 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 42.06 | 400.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.345 TFLOPS | 25.64 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 64 |
| TMUs | 60 | 128 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 32 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L1 Cache | 960 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 Cache | no data | 32 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1848 MHz (3696 data rate) | 2518 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 322.3 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 2x DisplayPort 2.1a |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
−391%
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260−270
+391%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
−375%
|
95−100
+375%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
−372%
|
85−90
+372%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−377%
|
210−220
+377%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
−391%
|
260−270
+391%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
−375%
|
95−100
+375%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−369%
|
150−160
+369%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−375%
|
280−290
+375%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−388%
|
210−220
+388%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
−367%
|
140−150
+367%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
−372%
|
85−90
+372%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−372%
|
170−180
+372%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−379%
|
450−500
+379%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−377%
|
210−220
+377%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 50−55
−391%
|
260−270
+391%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−373%
|
700−750
+373%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
−375%
|
95−100
+375%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−323%
|
300−310
+323%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−369%
|
150−160
+369%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−375%
|
280−290
+375%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−388%
|
210−220
+388%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
−367%
|
140−150
+367%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−386%
|
180−190
+386%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
−372%
|
85−90
+372%
|
| Metro Exodus | 20−22
−375%
|
95−100
+375%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−372%
|
170−180
+372%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−362%
|
120−130
+362%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−379%
|
450−500
+379%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
−377%
|
210−220
+377%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 20−22
−375%
|
95−100
+375%
|
| Dota 2 | 70−75
−323%
|
300−310
+323%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
−369%
|
150−160
+369%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−388%
|
210−220
+388%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 18−20
−372%
|
85−90
+372%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−372%
|
170−180
+372%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−362%
|
120−130
+362%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
−379%
|
450−500
+379%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−375%
|
280−290
+375%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
−372%
|
85−90
+372%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 75−80
−367%
|
350−400
+367%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
−355%
|
50−55
+355%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 50−55
−381%
|
250−260
+381%
|
| Valorant | 100−110
−359%
|
500−550
+359%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
−380%
|
120−130
+380%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 8−9
−338%
|
35−40
+338%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 21−24
−376%
|
100−105
+376%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−378%
|
110−120
+378%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
−355%
|
50−55
+355%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−364%
|
65−70
+364%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 21−24
−376%
|
100−105
+376%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21−24
−376%
|
100−105
+376%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| Metro Exodus | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−355%
|
50−55
+355%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
−381%
|
250−260
+381%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−358%
|
55−60
+358%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 4−5
−350%
|
18−20
+350%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−367%
|
14−16
+367%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−372%
|
170−180
+372%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−350%
|
45−50
+350%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−371%
|
80−85
+371%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−380%
|
24−27
+380%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−344%
|
40−45
+344%
|
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.22 | 45.31 |
| Recency | 26 March 2010 | 4 June 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 160 Watt |
RX 9060 XT 16 GB has a 391.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 966.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 56.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.
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