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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3

Comparing GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G vs PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3

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Released
Q2/2016

Comparison of GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G video card vs PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3 video card by specs and benchmarks. GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G runs at 1.120 GHz base clock speed and has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, while video card PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3 runs at 1.120 GHz base clock speed and has 8 GB of GDDR5 memory. The weight is different, -- vs --. The TDP of the first video card is 150 W, and the second is 150 W . Compare the benchmark results to find out which video card is better.

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  • Higher clock speed
    1.168 GHz left arrow 1.120 GHz
    Around 4% better clock speed
  • More memory
    8 GB left arrow 4 GB
    50% more memory
Performance tests
Real tests GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G vs PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3 PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 570 8GB GDDR5 V3
GPU

gpu GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G item

  • Based on
    AMD Radeon RX 480 left arrow AMD Radeon RX 570
  • GPU Chip
    Polaris 10 XT (Ellesmere) left arrow Polaris 20 XL (GCN 4)
  • Execution units
    36 left arrow 32
  • Shader
    2304 left arrow 2048
  • Render Output Units
    32 left arrow 32
  • Texture Units
    144 left arrow 128
Memory
  • Memory Size
    4 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Memory Type
    GDDR5 left arrow GDDR5
  • Memory Clock
    1.750 GHz left arrow 1.750 GHz
  • Memory Speed
    7 Gbps left arrow 7 Gbps
  • Memory Bandwith
    224 GB/s left arrow 224 GB/s
  • Memory Interface
    256 bit left arrow 256 bit
Clock Speeds
  • Base Clock
    1.120 GHz left arrow 1.168 GHz
  • Boost Clock
    1.266 GHz left arrow 1.250 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Design
  • TDP
    150 W left arrow 150 W
  • PCIe-Power
    1 x 8-Pin left arrow 1 x 8-Pin
Cooler & Fans
  • Fan-Type
    Axial left arrow Axial
  • Fan 1
    2 x 80 mm left arrow 2 x 90 mm
  • Cooler-Type
    Air cooling left arrow Air cooling
  • Noise (Idle)
    -- left arrow 0 dB / Silent
Connectivity
  • Max. Displays
    4 left arrow 4
  • HDCP-Version
    2.2 left arrow 2.2
  • HDMI Ports
    1x HDMI v2.0b left arrow 1x HDMI v2.0
  • DP Ports
    3x DP v1.4a left arrow 1x DP v1.4
  • DVI Ports
    1 left arrow 1
Featureset
  • Max. resolution
    7680x4320 left arrow 7680x4320
  • DirectX
    12_0 left arrow 12
  • Raytracing
    No left arrow No
  • DLSS / FSR
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • LED
    Addressable LED left arrow No LED lighting
Supported Video Codecs
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
Dimensions
  • Length
    232 mm left arrow 240 mm
  • Height
    116 mm left arrow 126 mm
  • Width
    40 mm left arrow 38 mm
  • Width (Slots)
    2 PCIe-Slots left arrow 2 PCIe-Slots
Additional data
  • GPU Interface
    PCIe 3.0 x 16 left arrow PCIe 3.0 x 16
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q4/2017
  • Launch Price
    199 $ (Reference) left arrow 169 $
  • Structure size
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Part-no
    GV-RX480WF2-4GD left arrow AXRX 570 8GBD5-DHDV3/OC
  • Documents
    data sheet left arrow data sheet
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