{"id":97122,"date":"2016-07-05T09:01:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T07:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=97122"},"modified":"2016-07-05T09:03:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T07:03:18","slug":"amd-radeon-rx-480-ultimate-guide-pricing-benchmarks-and-specifications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/97122-amd-radeon-rx-480-ultimate-guide-pricing-benchmarks-and-specifications","title":{"rendered":"AMD Radeon RX 480 ultimate guide &#8211; pricing, benchmarks and specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AMD has aimed its new lineup of Polaris graphics cards squarely at the mid-range budget PC gaming market.<\/p>\n<p>Boasting performance superior to the GeForce GTX 970 and a relatively low price tag, the Radeon RX 480 is AMD&#8217;s flagship Polaris card and is the most powerful card in the companies new GPU range.<\/p>\n<p>The Radeon RX 480 has recently been officially launched, and is available from a variety of retailers across South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Here is everything you need to know about AMD&#8217;s flagship Polaris graphics card.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Check out the full specifications of the AMD Radeon RX 480 below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">AMD Radeon RX 480 Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\"><strong>Graphics Core<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">Polaris 10 XT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Fabrication Process<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>14nm FinFET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Peak Compute<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5.83 TFLOPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8GB GDDR5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Maximum Clock Frequency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1,267MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Compute Units<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory Interface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>256-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ROPs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TMUs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>144<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory Speed<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>8Gbps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory Bandwidth<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>256 GB\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TDP<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>150W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Benchmarks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Below are the benchmark scores for the reference AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB running at stock clock speeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamersnexus.net\/hwreviews\/2496-amd-rx-480-8gb-review-and-benchmark-vs-gtx-970-1070\/page-4\" target=\"_blank\">Gamers Nexus<\/a> 4K and DirectX 12 versus DirectX 11 benchmarks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Doom-4K.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97124\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Doom-4K.png\" alt=\"Doom 4K\" width=\"809\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Doom-4K.png 809w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Doom-4K-768x670.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DX-12-versus-DX-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97126\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DX-12-versus-DX-11.png\" alt=\"DX 12 versus DX 11\" width=\"712\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guru3d.com\/articles_pages\/amd_radeon_r9_rx_480_8gb_review,26.html\" target=\"_blank\">Guru3D <\/a>comprehensive 3D Mark scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DX11-P-Score.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97128\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DX11-P-Score.png\" alt=\"DX11 P Score\" width=\"682\" height=\"952\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DX11-X-Score.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97130\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/DX11-X-Score.png\" alt=\"DX11 X Score\" width=\"682\" height=\"956\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FireStrike-Extreme.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97132\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FireStrike-Extreme.png\" alt=\"FireStrike Extreme\" width=\"684\" height=\"803\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FireStrike-Ultra.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97134\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FireStrike-Ultra.png\" alt=\"FireStrike Ultra\" width=\"689\" height=\"795\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FireStrike.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97136\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/FireStrike.png\" alt=\"FireStrike\" width=\"684\" height=\"945\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Digital Foundry Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YTku-GqDSWg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB is aimed at the mid-range gaming market, offering powerful graphics and VR capabilities to consumers on a budget.<\/p>\n<p>The graphics card has an international MSRP of <strong>$239<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, the price of the reference RX 480 varies according to partner brand, but is available from as low as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wootware.co.za\/powercolor-radeon-rx-480-8gb-256bit-gddr5-pci-e-3-0-desktop-graphics-card.html\" target=\"_blank\">R4,799<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on hardware<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to This is the reason for Nvidia\u2019s GTX 1070 and 1080 supply shortages\" 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