Radeon HD 7480D vs RX 470 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 470 Mobile with Radeon HD 7480D, including specs and performance data.
470 Mobile outperforms HD 7480D by a whopping 2348% 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 | 360 | 1233 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.67 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.82 | 0.79 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | Scrapper Lite |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549.99 | $53 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RX 470 Mobile and HD 7480D have a nearly equal value for money.
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 | 2048 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 926 MHz | 723 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1074 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 1,303 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 137.5 | 6.400 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.399 TFLOPS | 0.2048 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 4 |
| TMUs | 128 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | IGP |
| Width | no data | IGP |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| FreeSync | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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.
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.
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 | 260−270
+2264%
| 11
−2264%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.12
+128%
| 4.82
−128%
|
- RX 470 Mobile has 128% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+3033%
|
3−4
−3033%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+3033%
|
3−4
−3033%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 65−70
+6700%
|
1−2
−6700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 90−95
+2933%
|
3−4
−2933%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+1280%
|
5−6
−1280%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+675%
|
8−9
−675%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+355%
|
27−30
−355%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 90−95
+3033%
|
3−4
−3033%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+693%
|
27
−693%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+742%
|
12−14
−742%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 65−70
+6700%
|
1−2
−6700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 90−95
+2933%
|
3−4
−2933%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+1280%
|
5−6
−1280%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+2500%
|
2−3
−2500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 60−65
+3050%
|
2−3
−3050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35−40
+3400%
|
1−2
−3400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+675%
|
8−9
−675%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+650%
|
6−7
−650%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+355%
|
27−30
−355%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+3450%
|
2−3
−3450%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+742%
|
12−14
−742%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 65−70
+6700%
|
1−2
−6700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65−70
+1280%
|
5−6
−1280%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+675%
|
8−9
−675%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 45−50
+650%
|
6−7
−650%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+355%
|
27−30
−355%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 90−95
+2933%
|
3−4
−2933%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+1000%
|
3−4
−1000%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+4000%
|
3−4
−4000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 27−30
+2700%
|
1−2
−2700%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 150−160
+2171%
|
7−8
−2171%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+2633%
|
6−7
−2633%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+4600%
|
1−2
−4600%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Escape from Tarkov | 35−40
+1650%
|
2−3
−1650%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 35−40
+3600%
|
1−2
−3600%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+1950%
|
2−3
−1950%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+1150%
|
2−3
−1150%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 35−40
+3700%
|
1−2
−3700%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+121%
|
14−16
−121%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 90−95
+2225%
|
4−5
−2225%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+2400%
|
1−2
−2400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 55−60
+2850%
|
2−3
−2850%
|
| Escape from Tarkov | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 18−20 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+2800%
|
1−2
−2800%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+700%
|
2−3
−700%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 16−18
+750%
|
2−3
−750%
|
This is how RX 470 Mobile and HD 7480D compete in popular games:
- RX 470 Mobile is 2264% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Escape from Tarkov, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 470 Mobile is 6700% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Without exception, RX 470 Mobile surpassed HD 7480D in all 33 of our tests.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.40 | 0.67 |
| Recency | 4 August 2016 | 2 October 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 65 Watt |
RX 470 Mobile has a 2347.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
HD 7480D, on the other hand, has 30.8% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 470 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7480D in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 470 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Radeon HD 7480D is a desktop one.
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