Xbox One X GPU vs Radeon RX 480

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking247not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation15.63no data
Power efficiency10.38no data
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code nameEllesmereScorpio
GCN generation4th Genno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 June 2016 (8 years ago)7 November 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23042560
Compute units36no data
Core clock speed1120 MHz1172 MHz
Boost clock speed1266 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,700 million7,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate182.3187.5
Floating-point processing power5.834 TFLOPS6.001 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs144160

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 x16IGP
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1700 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s326.4 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
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 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.0
OpenGL4.5N/A
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1
Mantlen/a-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 June 2016 7 November 2017
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 16 nm

RX 480 has a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Xbox One X GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 480 and Xbox One X GPU. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon RX 480 is a desktop card while Xbox One X GPU is a notebook 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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