Radeon R9 M375X vs RX 480

Place in performance ranking	230	625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.40	0.16
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	Tropo
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (8 years ago)	5 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$174 (0.8x MSRP)	$448

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 480 has 7025% better value for money than R9 M375X.

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	640
Compute units	36	10
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	925 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	1015 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	182.3	40.60
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops	1,299 gflops

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	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	no data

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	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	72 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	1
HDMI	2.0	no data
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	-
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	n/a	-
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	+	1
HD3D	n/a	+
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	+
DualGraphics	no data	1
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	n/a	-
ZeroCore	+	+
Switchable graphics	no data	1
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	DirectX® 12
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
OpenCL	2.0	Not Listed
Vulkan	+	no data
Mantle	n/a	+

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 22.33
+400%

R9 M375X 4.47

RX 480 outperforms R9 M375X by 400% based on our aggregate 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 8623
+399%

R9 M375X 1727

RX 480 outperforms R9 M375X by 399% 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	82 +413%	16−18 −413%
1440p	57 +470%	10−12 −470%
4K	36 +414%	7−8 −414%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

170−180

+372%

35−40
−372%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	280−290 +383%	58 −383%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +374%	35−40 −374%
Battlefield 5	350−400 +379%	70−75 −379%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +389%	45−50 −389%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 +372%	35−40 −372%
Far Cry 5	250−260 +381%	50−55 −381%
Far Cry New Dawn	290−300 +392%	55−60 −392%
Forza Horizon 4	450−500 +350%	100 −350%
Hitman 3	220−230 +389%	45−50 −389%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +355%	85−90 −355%
Metro Exodus	450−500 +384%	93 −384%
Red Dead Redemption 2	290−300 +383%	60−65 −383%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +367%	75−80 −367%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +362%	65−70 −362%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	240−250 +390%	49 −390%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +374%	35−40 −374%
Battlefield 5	230−240 +379%	48 −379%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +389%	45−50 −389%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 +372%	35−40 −372%
Far Cry 5	250−260 +381%	50−55 −381%
Far Cry New Dawn	150−160 +384%	31 −384%
Forza Horizon 4	450−500 +355%	95−100 −355%
Hitman 3	220−230 +389%	45−50 −389%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +355%	85−90 −355%
Metro Exodus	190−200 +387%	39 −387%
Red Dead Redemption 2	290−300 +383%	60−65 −383%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +367%	75−80 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	350−400 +349%	78 −349%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +362%	65−70 −362%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	170−180 +386%	35 −386%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	180−190 +374%	35−40 −374%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	220−230 +389%	45−50 −389%
Cyberpunk 2077	170−180 +372%	35−40 −372%
Far Cry 5	220−230 +389%	45 −389%
Forza Horizon 4	350−400 +355%	77 −355%
Horizon Zero Dawn	400−450 +355%	85−90 −355%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	350−400 +367%	75−80 −367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	210−220 +377%	44 −377%
Watch Dogs: Legion	300−310 +362%	65−70 −362%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

290−300

+383%

60−65
−383%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	300−310 +362%	65 −362%
Far Cry New Dawn	240−250 +380%	50 −380%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	110−120 +378%	21−24 −378%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100−105 +376%	21−24 −376%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	140−150 +383%	27−30 −383%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +364%	14−16 −364%
Far Cry 5	180−190 +374%	35−40 −374%
Forza Horizon 4	210−220 +377%	40−45 −377%
Hitman 3	120−130 +362%	24−27 −362%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +378%	45−50 −378%
Metro Exodus	240−250 +380%	50 −380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +389%	45−50 −389%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +381%	27−30 −381%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +369%	16−18 −369%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

180−190

+386%

35−40
−386%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	150−160 +384%	31 −384%
Far Cry New Dawn	100−105 +376%	21 −376%
Hitman 3	80−85 +371%	16−18 −371%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +380%	24−27 −380%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	85−90 +372%	18 −372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +381%	27 −381%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	80−85 +371%	17 −371%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	55−60 +358%	12−14 −358%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +358%	12−14 −358%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Far Cry 5	70−75 +367%	15 −367%
Forza Horizon 4	150−160 +384%	30−35 −384%
Horizon Zero Dawn	120−130 +380%	24−27 −380%
Metro Exodus	120−130 +362%	26 −362%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +350%	10−11 −350%