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AMD Radeon RX 480

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is a graphics card released on June 29, 2016, built on the GCN architecture. It has 2,304 shading units, 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 1.27 GHz and a 150 W board power rating. It scores 8,529 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 2.0.

GCNEllesmere XT

10/10 key specs recorded · 84 facts

Depth: 48 recorded fields, 14 features, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark, AMD.com Specifications and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 10 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark AMD.com Specifications PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

2,304cores

36 compute units

Memory

4 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

1.27 GHz

1.12 GHz base

Board power

150 W

500 W PSU advised

Performance

The AMD Radeon RX 480 scores 8,529 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 87.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #350), measured across 12,649 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 772.

PassMark G3D Mark

8,529

Rank #350
Faster than 87.1% of 2,658 GPUs
12,649 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 120 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 79% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 44 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 74.3% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 58 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 74.3% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 41 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 75% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 3,397 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 76.2% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the AMD Radeon RX 480 averages DirectX 9 120 fps, DirectX 10 44 fps, DirectX 11 58 fps, DirectX 12 41 fps and GPU Compute 3,397 ops/s, across 12,649 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

Theoretical throughput

FP32 (single precision) 5.8 TFLOPS stated by AMD

Texture fill rate 182.304 GTexel/s calculatedcalculated from TMUs x boost clock (MHz) / 1000 = 144 x 1266 / 1000

AMD states a peak of FP32 (single precision) 5.8 TFLOPS for the AMD Radeon RX 480. Texture fill rate (182.304 GTexel/s) is calculated by Feex from stored specifications, not stated by AMD.

As stated by PassMark

Category Desktop

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 8 GB

Core clock 1266 MHz

Memory clock 2000 MHz

DirectX 12.0

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 150 W

First benchmarked 2016-06-28

Samples 12,649

PassMark listing (collected 2026-09-30)

PassMark's own listing for the AMD Radeon RX 480 states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 8 GB of memory, a core clock of 1266 MHz, DirectX 12.0 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2016-06-28. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Not to be confused with

This page covers the AMD Radeon RX 480 specifically. It is a different product from AMD Radeon RX 480M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.

Graphics processor

Architecture GCN

Codename Ellesmere XT

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors 5,700 M

Die size 232 mm²

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the GCN architecture, uses the Ellesmere XT graphics processor, contains 5,700 million transistors and has a die size of 232 mm².

Shader configuration

Shading units 2,304

Compute units 36

Streaming multiprocessors Not recorded

Execution units Not recorded

Texture units (TMUs) 144

Render output units (ROPs) 32

Ray tracing cores Not recorded

Tensor / AI cores Not recorded

XMX engines Not recorded

Infinity cache Not recorded

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 2,304 shading units, 36 compute units, 144 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the AMD Radeon RX 480.

Clock speeds

Base clock 1.12 GHz

Boost clock 1.27 GHz

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The AMD Radeon RX 480 runs at a base clock of 1.12 GHz and boosts to 1.27 GHz.

Memory

Size 4 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 224.0 GB/s

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 224.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a board power rating of 150 W, a total board power of 150 W, a power supply of at least 500 W is recommended and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 150 W

Total board power 150 W

Suggested PSU 500 W

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched June 29, 2016

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series Radeon RX 400 Series

The AMD Radeon RX 480 was released on June 29, 2016.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 8,529

PassMark G2D 772

Rank #350

Samples 12,649

Graphics and compute APIs

The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5 and OpenCL 2.0.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

OpenCL 2.0

CUDA is an NVIDIA technology and does not apply to the AMD Radeon RX 480. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the AMD Radeon RX 480.

Features

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 6 supported features recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Compute and AI

Supported: AMD CrossFire

Support for combining two AMD GPUs for multi-GPU setups.

Not listed (3)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 480 supports ECC memory, AMD AI accelerators and Tensor cores. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports AMD CrossFire under Compute and AI.

Display features

Supported: AMD FreeSync

Support for AMD's variable refresh rate technology, which syncs compatible displays to the GPU to reduce tearing and stutter.
Supported: HDMI 4K output

The vendor states the GPU can drive a 4K display over HDMI.
Supported: VR ready Radeon VR Ready Premium

The vendor states the GPU meets the requirements for running mainstream PC virtual reality headsets.

Not listed (5)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 480 supports Stereoscopic 3D, 10-bit color output, 8K display output, HDR output and 12-bit color output. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports AMD FreeSync, HDMI 4K output and VR ready (Radeon VR Ready Premium) under Display features.

Software and drivers

Supported: Radeon Chill

AMD driver feature that lowers frame rate when there is little on-screen action to cut power use and heat.
Supported: Radeon ReLive

AMD's built-in tool for recording and streaming gameplay.

Not listed (6)

No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 480 supports Enhanced Sync, Image sharpening, Radeon Anti-Lag, Radeon Boost, Radeon Super Resolution and AMD Fluid Motion Frames. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports Radeon Chill and Radeon ReLive under Software and drivers.

Media engine

The AMD Radeon RX 480 provides hardware encode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265) and hardware decode for H.264 (AVC) and HEVC (H.265).

AMD Unified Video Decoder SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-decoding block found on many GCN-era and earlier Radeon GPUs.

AMD Video Coding Engine SupportedAMD's older dedicated video-encoding block found on many GCN-era Radeon GPUs.

Hardware video codec support of the AMD Radeon RX 480
Codec	Encode	Decode
H.264 (AVC)4K H.264: encode supported, decode supported	Supported	Supported
HEVC (H.265)	Supported	Supported

supported explicitly not supported not stated by the vendor

Not listed: AV1 and VP9. No source Feex holds states whether the AMD Radeon RX 480 supports these codecs; that is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

Media engines recorded for the AMD Radeon RX 480: AMD Unified Video Decoder and AMD Video Coding Engine.

Display outputs

The AMD Radeon RX 480 offers outputs DisplayPort 1.4 HDR, HDMI 4K60 Support and DisplayPort 1.4.

Outputs DisplayPort 1.4 HDR, HDMI 4K60 Support

DisplayPort 1.4

Naming and aliases

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics, AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480, ASUS Radeon (TM) RX 480 Series, Radeon(TM) RX 480 and Radeon RX480.

Other names (PassMark) Radeon (TM) RX 480 Graphics; AMD Radeon (TM) RX 480; ASUS Radeon (TM) RX 480 Series; Radeon(TM) RX 480; Radeon RX480

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the AMD Radeon RX 480 have?

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 224.0 GB/s.

How much power does the AMD Radeon RX 480 use and what power supply does it need?

The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a board power rating of 150 W. Feex records a suggested power supply of at least 500 W.

How fast is the AMD Radeon RX 480?

The AMD Radeon RX 480 scores 8,529 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 87.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #350. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 41 fps.