GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB vs Radeon RX 480

Place in performance ranking	230	91
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	11.77	23.81
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	TU106
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (7 years ago)	7 December 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$174 (0.8x MSRP)	$530

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2060 12 GB has 102% better value for money than RX 480.

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	2176
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	1650 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	184 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.3	224.4
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops	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	n/a	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	229 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	336.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	2.0	+
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	no data

Supported Technologies

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

AppAcceleration	n/a	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	n/a	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	+	no data
HD3D	n/a	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	n/a	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	+	1.3
Mantle	n/a	no data
CUDA	no data	7.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

RX 480 22.29

RTX 2060 12 GB 41.04
+84.1%

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon RX 480 by 84% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

RX 480 8628

RTX 2060 12 GB 15886
+84.1%

GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB outperforms Radeon RX 480 by 84% in Passmark.

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	78 −79.5%	140−150 +79.5%
1440p	54 −75.9%	95−100 +75.9%
4K	35 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

−80.6%

65−70
+80.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 −72.4%	100−105 +72.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Forza Horizon 4	100 −80%	180−190 +80%
Hitman 3	65−70 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −77.1%	85−90 +77.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	69 −73.9%	120−130 +73.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −74.4%	75−80 +74.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 −83.7%	90−95 +83.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Forza Horizon 4	93 −82.8%	170−180 +82.8%
Hitman 3	65−70 −81.8%	120−130 +81.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −77.1%	85−90 +77.1%
Metro Exodus	41 −82.9%	75−80 +82.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 −79.5%	140−150 +79.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −74.4%	75−80 +74.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 −71.4%	60−65 +71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Battlefield 5	70−75 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 −80.6%	65−70 +80.6%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −69.5%	100−105 +69.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 −73.9%	120−130 +73.9%
Forza Horizon 4	77 −81.8%	140−150 +81.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 −81.8%	80−85 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 −74.4%	75−80 +74.4%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Hitman 3	35−40 −75.7%	65−70 +75.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −83.3%	55−60 +83.3%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −81.8%	40−45 +81.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 −72.4%	50−55 +72.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Battlefield 5	50−55 −80%	90−95 +80%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −71.1%	65−70 +71.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 −80%	90−95 +80%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 −73.9%	80−85 +73.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −68.8%	27−30 +68.8%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Hitman 3	21−24 −66.7%	35−40 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −71.4%	24−27 +71.4%
Metro Exodus	15 −80%	27−30 +80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 −66.7%	45−50 +66.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 −76.5%	30−33 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −75%	21−24 +75%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −80%	9−10 +80%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −66.7%	30−33 +66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 −73.1%	45−50 +73.1%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −71.9%	55−60 +71.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −80%	18−20 +80%

This is how RX 480 and RTX 2060 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 2060 12 GB is 79.5% faster than RX 480 in 1080p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 75.9% faster than RX 480 in 1440p
RTX 2060 12 GB is 71.4% faster than RX 480 in 4K

Pros & Cons Summary

Performance score	22.29	41.04
Recency	29 June 2016	7 December 2021
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	184 Watt