Radeon RX 480 vs PRO W7500

Place in the ranking	141	257
Place by popularity	not in top-100	89
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	100.00	15.20
Power efficiency	35.02	10.24
Architecture	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	Navi 33	Ellesmere
GCN generation	no data	4th Gen
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Design	no data	reference
Release date	3 August 2023 (1 year ago)	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$429	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

PRO W7500 has 558% better value for money than RX 480.

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	1792	2304
Compute units	no data	36
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	1120 MHz
Boost clock speed	1700 MHz	1266 MHz
Number of transistors	13,300 million	5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	150 Watt
Texture fill rate	190.4	182.3
Floating-point processing power	12.19 TFLOPS	5.834 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	32
TMUs	112	144
Ray Tracing Cores	28	no data

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	no data	n/a
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	216 mm	241 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1344 MHz	8000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	172.0 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	4x DisplayPort 2.1	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	-	+
HDMI	-	2.0
DisplayPort support	-	1.4HDR

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	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.3	+
Mantle	-	n/a

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.

PRO W7500 34.22
+59.6%

RX 480 21.44

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.

PRO W7500 13714
+59.6%

RX 480 8592

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	120−130 +55.8%	77 −55.8%
1440p	80−85 +53.8%	52 −53.8%
4K	55−60 +57.1%	35 −57.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.58 −20.2%	2.97 +20.2%
1440p	5.36 −21.8%	4.40 +21.8%
4K	7.80 −19.2%	6.54 +19.2%

RX 480 has 20% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 480 has 22% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 480 has 19% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	52 +0%	52 +0%
Far Cry 5	51 +0%	51 +0%
Fortnite	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	78 +0%	78 +0%
Metro Exodus	16 +0%	16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	78 +0%	78 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +0%	34 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +0%	30 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	285 +0%	285 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	29 +0%	29 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Dota 2	75−80 +0%	75−80 +0%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	64 +0%	64 +0%
Valorant	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	37 +0%	37 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	37 +0%	37 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +0%	21 +0%
World of Tanks	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Metro Exodus	50 +0%	50 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	36 +0%	36 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	36 +0%	36 +0%
Metro Exodus	15 +0%	15 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70 +0%	70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	36 +0%	36 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Dota 2	88 +0%	88 +0%
Far Cry 5	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Fortnite	28 +0%	28 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Valorant	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%

This is how PRO W7500 and RX 480 compete in popular games:

PRO W7500 is 56% faster in 1080p
PRO W7500 is 54% faster in 1440p
PRO W7500 is 57% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	34.22	21.44
Recency	3 August 2023	29 June 2016
Chip lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	70 Watt	150 Watt

PRO W7500 has a 59.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon PRO W7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO W7500 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 480 is a desktop one.

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