GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon RX 580 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 580 Mobile with GeForce GTX 480, including specs and performance data.

RX 580 Mobile
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
19.24
+82%

RX 580 Mobile outperforms GTX 480 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking292433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.991.64
Power efficiency13.422.95
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePolaris 20GF100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$301.69 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 580 Mobile has 1302% better value for money than GTX 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 cores2304480
Core clock speed1000 MHz700 MHz
Boost clock speed1077 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate155.142.06
Floating-point processing power4.963 TFLOPS1.345 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs14460

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno data16x PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options-+

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2000 MHz1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth256.0 GB/s177.4 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 outputsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.2
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-+

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.

RX 580 Mobile 19.24
+82%
GTX 480 10.57

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.

RX 580 Mobile 15223
+204%
GTX 480 5014

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.

RX 580 Mobile 11261
+209%
GTX 480 3650

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 HD78
+95%
40−45
−95%
4K31
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.87
+223%
12.48
−223%
4K9.73
+220%
31.19
−220%
  • RX 580 Mobile has 223% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile has 220% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+77.1%
35−40
−77.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+90.7%
40−45
−90.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+60.7%
27−30
−60.7%
Valorant 75−80
+88.1%
40−45
−88.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+77.1%
35−40
−77.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Dota 2 66
+69.2%
35−40
−69.2%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
Fortnite 68
+9.7%
60−65
−9.7%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+90.7%
40−45
−90.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
Grand Theft Auto V 62
+63.2%
35−40
−63.2%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+82.8%
27−30
−82.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 198
+141%
80−85
−141%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+60.7%
27−30
−60.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 68
+113%
30−35
−113%
Valorant 75−80
+88.1%
40−45
−88.1%
World of Tanks 220−230
+50%
150−160
−50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+77.1%
35−40
−77.1%
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+88.9%
18−20
−88.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+85.7%
21−24
−85.7%
Dota 2 69
+76.9%
35−40
−76.9%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+51.2%
40−45
−51.2%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
+90.7%
40−45
−90.7%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+92.6%
27−30
−92.6%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 58
−41.4%
80−85
+41.4%
Valorant 75−80
+88.1%
40−45
−88.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
+121%
14−16
−121%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+107%
14−16
−107%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+221%
50−55
−221%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
World of Tanks 130−140
+72.7%
75−80
−72.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+90.5%
21−24
−90.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+117%
24−27
−117%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+100%
24−27
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%
Metro Exodus 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%
Valorant 50−55
+92.3%
24−27
−92.3%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Dota 2 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+111%
9−10
−111%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Dota 2 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+92.3%
12−14
−92.3%
Fortnite 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+107%
14−16
−107%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Valorant 21−24
+109%
10−12
−109%

This is how RX 580 Mobile and GTX 480 compete in popular games:

  • RX 580 Mobile is 95% faster in 1080p
  • RX 580 Mobile is 94% faster in 4K

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 580 Mobile is 221% faster.
  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480 is 41% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 580 Mobile is ahead in 62 tests (98%)
  • GTX 480 is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.24 10.57
Recency 18 April 2017 26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt

RX 580 Mobile has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 480 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 580 Mobile is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop one.


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