Radeon HD 7480D vs RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon HD 7480D, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
9.05
+1157%

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms HD 7480D by a whopping 1157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking4811166
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Power efficiency41.320.76
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)TeraScale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameVegaScrapper Lite
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$53

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores512128
Core clock speedno data723 MHz
Boost clock speed2100 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt
Texture fill rateno data6.400
Floating-point processing powerno data0.2048 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataIGP
Widthno dataIGP

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 typeno dataSystem Shared
Maximum RAM amountno dataSystem Shared
Memory bus widthno dataSystem Shared
Memory clock speedno dataSystem Shared
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 dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_111.2 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.0
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-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.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 9.05
+1157%
HD 7480D 0.72

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 5891
+916%
HD 7480D 580

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 22428
+764%
HD 7480D 2595

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 Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 3743
+741%
HD 7480D 445

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 27084
+539%
HD 7480D 4236

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 HD22
+120%
10
−120%
1440p16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
4K90−1

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data5.30
1440pno data53.00

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 19
+533%
3−4
−533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 14
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Hitman 3 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+364%
10−12
−364%
Metro Exodus 35
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 33 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 36
+500%
6−7
−500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+93.5%
30−35
−93.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 10
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Hitman 3 15
+200%
5−6
−200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+364%
10−12
−364%
Metro Exodus 25
+2400%
1−2
−2400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27
+350%
6−7
−350%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+92.3%
13
−92.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+93.5%
30−35
−93.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
+450%
4−5
−450%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+200%
3−4
−200%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Hitman 3 14
+180%
5−6
−180%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24
+118%
10−12
−118%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
+283%
6−7
−283%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+40%
10−11
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12
−158%
30−35
+158%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 11 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1200%
3−4
−1200%
Hitman 3 10
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20
+567%
3−4
−567%
Metro Exodus 17
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+2850%
2−3
−2850%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 13
+333%
3−4
−333%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7 0−1
Hitman 3 5−6 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Metro Exodus 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 10−12 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and HD 7480D compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 120% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 1500% faster in 1440p

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

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 2850% faster.
  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7480D is 158% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 34 tests (97%)
  • HD 7480D is ahead in 1 test (3%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.05 0.72
Recency 7 January 2020 2 October 2012
Chip lithography 7 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 1156.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7480D in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7480D is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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