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AMD Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon R9 Nano

In this graphics card comparison between the AMD Radeon RX 480 and the AMD Radeon R9 Nano we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the Ellesmere GPU architecture from AMD. It has 8 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR5. Its clock frequency is 1.12 GHz with a TDP of 150 Watt.

The architecture used on the AMD Radeon R9 Nano is the Fiji from AMD. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. It can access 4 GB HBM memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 175 Watt.

AMD Radeon RX 480 AMD Radeon R9 Nano
AMD Radeon RX 480 Change graphics card AMD Radeon R9 Nano Change graphics card
Manufacturer: AMD AMD
Architecture: Ellesmere Fiji
Graphic type: Dedicated graphics Dedicated graphics
Chip AMD Radeon RX 480 Change graphics card AMD Radeon R9 Nano Change graphics card
Graphics card chip: Polaris 10 XT Fiji XT CA
SM: 36 64
Raytracing cores: 36 64
Render Output Units: 32 64
Texture shader: 2304 4096
Graphics memory AMD Radeon RX 480 Change graphics card AMD Radeon R9 Nano Change graphics card
Memory Size: 8 GB 4 GB
Memory Type: GDDR5 HBM
Memory Clock: 2.00 GHz 0.50 GHz
Memory Interface: 256 bit 4096 bit
Memory Bandwith: 256 GB/s 512 GB/s
Other data AMD Radeon RX 480 Change graphics card AMD Radeon R9 Nano Change graphics card
TDP: 150 W 175 W
GPU Interface: PCIe 3.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
Raytracing: No No
DLSS / FSR: Yes No
Number of models: show 6 models show 2 models

3DMark Time Spy (graphics)

The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5
4,067 (87%)
4,679 (100%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance

In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.
AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5
41 P/$ (100%)
15 P/$ (36%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency

The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.
AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5
27 P/W (100%)
27 P/W (99%)

FP32 rasterization performance

The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5
5.8 TFLOPS (71%)
8.2 TFLOPS (100%)

Popular graphics cards

The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
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AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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