GeForce RTX 3060 vs Radeon HD 7480D

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7480D and GeForce RTX 3060, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7480D
2012
65 Watt
0.72

RTX 3060 outperforms HD 7480D by a whopping 6071% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking116882
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.36
Power efficiency0.7618.03
ArchitectureTeraScale 3 (2010−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameScrapper LiteGA106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$53 $329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7480D and RTX 3060 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores1283584
Core clock speed723 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed800 MHz1777 MHz
Number of transistors1,303 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology32 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate6.400199.0
Floating-point processing power0.2048 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs448
TMUs8112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data242 mm
WidthIGP2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 12-pin

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared12 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared192 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1875 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data360.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.7
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.23.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA-8.6

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.

HD 7480D 0.72
RTX 3060 44.43
+6071%

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.

HD 7480D 278
RTX 3060 17085
+6046%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 7480D 580
RTX 3060 28375
+4792%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 7480D 2595
RTX 3060 79706
+2972%

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.

HD 7480D 445
RTX 3060 21379
+4704%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 7480D 4236
RTX 3060 120745
+2750%

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 HD10
−1120%
122
+1120%
1440p1−2
−7100%
72
+7100%
4K0−150

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.30
−96.5%
2.70
+96.5%
1440p53.00
−1060%
4.57
+1060%
4Kno data6.58
  • RTX 3060 has 97% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 has 1060% lower cost per frame in 1440p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2533%
79
+2533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2467%
77
+2467%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−3129%
226
+3129%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−2300%
72
+2300%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1213%
105
+1213%
Fortnite 1−2
−18600%
180−190
+18600%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2471%
180
+2471%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1990%
200−210
+1990%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−1600%
85−90
+1600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−2600%
160−170
+2600%
World of Tanks 27
−933%
270−280
+933%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−967%
95−100
+967%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−1900%
60
+1900%
Far Cry 5 8−9
−1188%
100−110
+1188%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−2100%
154
+2100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
−1990%
200−210
+1990%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−4275%
170−180
+4275%
World of Tanks 3−4
−9267%
280−290
+9267%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
−422%
45−50
+422%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1750%
37
+1750%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−3475%
140−150
+3475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−3950%
80−85
+3950%
Valorant 5−6
−2860%
140−150
+2860%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
−447%
82
+447%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−447%
82
+447%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−7250%
140−150
+7250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−447%
82
+447%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−5200%
50−55
+5200%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Dota 2 14−16
−667%
115
+667%
Valorant 1−2
−7800%
75−80
+7800%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring 119
+0%
119
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 120
+0%
120
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Dota 2 146
+0%
146
+0%
Elden Ring 149
+0%
149
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 141
+0%
141
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Dota 2 147
+0%
147
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Elden Ring 85
+0%
85
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 81
+0%
81
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 115
+0%
115
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Elden Ring 44
+0%
44
+0%
Metro Exodus 32
+0%
32
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Fortnite 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 67
+0%
67
+0%

This is how HD 7480D and RTX 3060 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 1120% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 7100% faster in 1440p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Fortnite, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3060 is 18600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is ahead in 35 tests (56%)
  • there's a draw in 28 tests (44%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 44.43
Recency 2 October 2012 12 January 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 170 Watt

HD 7480D has 161.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 3060, on the other hand, has a 6070.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7480D in performance tests.


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AMD Radeon HD 7480D
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