Radeon RX 6700 vs RX 480

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 480 and Radeon RX 6700, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RX 480
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
22.34

RX 6700 outperforms RX 480 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25060
Place by popularity94not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.81no data
Power efficiency10.2119.62
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameEllesmereNavi 22
GCN generation4th Genno data
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 June 2016 (8 years ago)9 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

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 cores23042304
Compute units36no data
Core clock speed1120 MHz1941 MHz
Boost clock speed1266 MHz2450 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million17,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate182.3352.8
Floating-point processing power5.834 TFLOPS11.29 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs144144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 supportn/ano data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB10 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s320.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB Type-C
Eyefinity+-
HDMI2.0+
DisplayPort support1.4HDR-

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationn/a-
CrossFire+-
Enduron/a-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3Dn/a-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudion/a-
ZeroCore+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.02.1
Vulkan+1.3
Mantlen/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 480 22.34
RX 6700 50.09
+124%

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.

RX 480 8609
RX 6700 19300
+124%

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
−118%
170−180
+118%
1440p52
−112%
110−120
+112%
4K35
−114%
75−80
+114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.94no data
1440p4.40no data
4K6.54no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
−124%
130−140
+124%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−124%
85−90
+124%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−119%
160−170
+119%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−122%
100−105
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−112%
110−120
+112%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−120%
130−140
+120%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−124%
300−310
+124%
Hitman 3 40−45
−116%
95−100
+116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−119%
230−240
+119%
Metro Exodus 93
−115%
200−210
+115%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−120%
130−140
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 110
−118%
240−250
+118%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−116%
210−220
+116%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
−115%
200−210
+115%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−124%
85−90
+124%
Battlefield 5 48
−108%
100−105
+108%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−122%
100−105
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−112%
110−120
+112%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
−110%
65−70
+110%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
−124%
300−310
+124%
Hitman 3 40−45
−116%
95−100
+116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−119%
230−240
+119%
Metro Exodus 78
−118%
170−180
+118%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−120%
130−140
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−113%
160−170
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−104%
100−105
+104%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−116%
210−220
+116%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35
−114%
75−80
+114%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−124%
85−90
+124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
−122%
100−105
+122%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−122%
80−85
+122%
Far Cry 5 45
−122%
100−105
+122%
Forza Horizon 4 77
−121%
170−180
+121%
Hitman 3 40−45
−116%
95−100
+116%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
−119%
230−240
+119%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
−113%
160−170
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
−116%
95−100
+116%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95−100
−116%
210−220
+116%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−120%
130−140
+120%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65
−115%
140−150
+115%
Far Cry New Dawn 42
−114%
90−95
+114%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−117%
50−55
+117%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
−114%
45−50
+114%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
−120%
55−60
+120%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−114%
30−33
+114%
Far Cry 5 30
−117%
65−70
+117%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−122%
280−290
+122%
Hitman 3 24−27
−112%
55−60
+112%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−117%
100−105
+117%
Metro Exodus 50
−120%
110−120
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−113%
100−105
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
−122%
60−65
+122%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
−117%
280−290
+117%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−116%
80−85
+116%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 31
−110%
65−70
+110%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
−114%
45−50
+114%
Hitman 3 16−18
−106%
35−40
+106%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
−117%
130−140
+117%
Metro Exodus 25
−120%
55−60
+120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
−122%
60−65
+122%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
−106%
35−40
+106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
−110%
65−70
+110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−112%
55−60
+112%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−111%
40−45
+111%

This is how RX 480 and RX 6700 compete in popular games:

  • RX 6700 is 118% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6700 is 112% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6700 is 114% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.34 50.09
Recency 29 June 2016 9 June 2021
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 175 Watt

RX 480 has 16.7% lower power consumption.

RX 6700, on the other hand, has a 124.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 480 in performance tests.


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