Radeon RX 480 vs GeForce GTX TITAN

Place in the ranking	258	250
Place by popularity	not in top-100	94
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.28	15.81
Power efficiency	5.83	10.21
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GK110	Ellesmere
GCN generation	no data	4th Gen
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	19 February 2013 (11 years ago)	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 480 has 382% better value for money than GTX TITAN.

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	2688	2304
Compute units	no data	36
Core clock speed	837 MHz	1120 MHz
Boost clock speed	876 MHz	1266 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	196.2	182.3
Floating-point processing power	4.709 TFLOPS	5.834 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	224	144

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	PCI Express 3.0	n/a
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	267 mm	241 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire	-	+

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	224 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	+	2.0
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort support	-	1.4HDR
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	-	n/a
CrossFire	-	+
Enduro	-	n/a
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
HD3D	-	n/a
LiquidVR	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TressFX	-	+
TrueAudio	-	n/a
ZeroCore	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+
Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.5
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	+
Mantle	-	n/a
CUDA	+	-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX TITAN 21.26

RX 480 22.34
+5.1%

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.

GTX TITAN 8194

RX 480 8609
+5.1%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX TITAN 10470

RX 480 12186
+16.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	70−75 −11.4%	78 +11.4%
1440p	45−50 −15.6%	52 +15.6%
4K	30−35 −16.7%	35 +16.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	14.27	2.94
1440p	22.20	4.40
4K	33.30	6.54

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +0%	58 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	93 +0%	93 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	110 +0%	110 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	93 +0%	93 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Battlefield 5	48 +0%	48 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	31 +0%	31 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Hitman 3	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Metro Exodus	78 +0%	78 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +0%	35 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	45 +0%	45 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +0%	77 +0%
Hitman 3	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +0%	44 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

55−60

+0%

55−60

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65 +0%	65 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	42 +0%	42 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Hitman 3	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Metro Exodus	50 +0%	50 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+0%

35−40

+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	31 +0%	31 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	21 +0%	21 +0%
Hitman 3	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	60 +0%	60 +0%
Metro Exodus	25 +0%	25 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +0%	27 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +0%	17 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	15 +0%	15 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20

+0%

18−20

+0%

This is how GTX TITAN and RX 480 compete in popular games:

RX 480 is 11% faster in 1080p
RX 480 is 16% faster in 1440p
RX 480 is 17% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.26	22.34
Recency	19 February 2013	29 June 2016
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt

RX 480 has a 5.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX TITAN and Radeon RX 480.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.