GeForce GTX 480 vs Radeon Pro 560X

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon Pro 560X with GeForce GTX 480, including specs and performance data.

Pro 560X
2018
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
9.54

GTX 480 outperforms Pro 560X by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking463433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.65
Power efficiency8.722.92
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code namePolaris 21GF100
Market segmentMobile workstationDesktop
Release date16 July 2018 (6 years ago)26 March 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499

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 cores1024480
Core clock speed1004 MHz700 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate64.2642.06
Floating-point processing power2.056 TFLOPS1.345 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs6460

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount4 GB1536 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1270 MHz1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory bandwidth81.28 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

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

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.

Pro 560X 9.54
GTX 480 10.66
+11.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Pro 560X 3677
GTX 480 4106
+11.7%

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.

Pro 560X 7590
+51.4%
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.

Pro 560X 5699
+56.1%
GTX 480 3650

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Pro 560X 17535
+33.5%
GTX 480 13135

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 HD41
−9.8%
45−50
+9.8%
1440p39
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
4K12
+0%
12−14
+0%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data11.09
1440pno data12.48
4Kno data41.58

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+24%
24−27
−24%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 49
+48.5%
30−35
−48.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 29
+38.1%
21−24
−38.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 28
+12%
24−27
−12%
Far Cry New Dawn 38
+26.7%
30−33
−26.7%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−10.9%
70−75
+10.9%
Hitman 3 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−9.4%
55−60
+9.4%
Metro Exodus 41
+20.6%
30−35
−20.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 36
+20%
30−33
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 57
+62.9%
35−40
−62.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50
+100%
24−27
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Battlefield 5 42
+27.3%
30−35
−27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 25
+19%
21−24
−19%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 26
+4%
24−27
−4%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
−10.9%
70−75
+10.9%
Hitman 3 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−9.4%
55−60
+9.4%
Metro Exodus 33
−3%
30−35
+3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 29
−3.4%
30−33
+3.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−7.7%
27−30
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
−78.6%
24−27
+78.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 19
−31.6%
24−27
+31.6%
Forza Horizon 4 36
−97.2%
70−75
+97.2%
Hitman 3 18−20
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−9.4%
55−60
+9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
−40%
27−30
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−4.8%
65−70
+4.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 25
−20%
30−33
+20%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−10.5%
21−24
+10.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−10%
10−12
+10%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−19.5%
45−50
+19.5%
Hitman 3 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 20−22
−10%
21−24
+10%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−11.7%
65−70
+11.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Hitman 3 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−17.5%
45−50
+17.5%
Metro Exodus 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 6−7
−33.3%
8−9
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%

This is how Pro 560X and GTX 480 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480 is 10% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 480 is 3% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the Pro 560X is 100% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480 is 97% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Pro 560X is ahead in 12 tests (17%)
  • GTX 480 is ahead in 59 tests (82%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.54 10.66
Recency 16 July 2018 26 March 2010
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 250 Watt

Pro 560X has an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

GTX 480, on the other hand, has a 11.7% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 560X in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro 560X is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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