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AMD Radeon RX 480 vs Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6

AMD Radeon RX 480
AMD Radeon RX 480 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 (Ellesmere) and has 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 12 GB GDDR6 · 2.48 GHz · 200 W Speed index 24/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 480 GB/s.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 is 400 % faster than the AMD Radeon RX 480.

AMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Speed index
5/100
24/100
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
29.15 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
2.48 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
12 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
480 GB/s
TDP
150 W
200 W
Launch Price
199 $
599 $

GPU

GPUAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Based onAMD Radeon RX 480NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GPU ChipPolaris 10 XTAD104-250-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors3646
Shader23045888
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units144184
Raytracing Cores--46
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 has the Polaris 10 XT graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ellesmere architecture.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 is based on the graphics chip AD104-250-A1, which comes from the Ada Lovelace architecture.

Memory

MemoryAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Memory Size8 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.500 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps20.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s480 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit192 bit
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The graphics memory of the AMD Radeon RX 480 clocks at 2.000 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 8.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 is 20.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 2.500 GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Base Clock1.120 GHz1.920 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz2.475 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
TDP150 W200 W
Tjunction max100 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is powered by 1 x 6-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 150 W.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 200 W.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm2 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is equipped with a total of 1 Radial main fans.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 has 2 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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Up to 4 screens can be operated with the AMD Radeon RX 480.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

Featureset

FeaturesetAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_012_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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With the AMD Radeon RX 480 it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Dimensions

DimensionsAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
Length240 mm269 mm
Height95 mm128 mm
Width35 mm40 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoYes
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is connected to the system via PCIe 3.0 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

Additional data

Additional dataAMD Radeon RX 480Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ2/2016Q3/2024
Launch Price199 $599 $
Structure size14 nm5 nm
Part-no--NE64070019K9-1048D
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 has been manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers since Q2/2016.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 came on the market in Q3/2024 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 +358.2 %

  1. 1,847
  2. 8,463

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 18,027

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 3,908

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 11,238

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,489

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 82,766

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 93 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 130 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 124 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

  1. no data
  2. 98 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 172 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 +293.3 %

  1. 42,694
  2. 167,896

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 4070 Dual GDDR6 +234.1 %

  1. 45,619
  2. 152,394

Geekbench 6 - Metal

  1. 41,864
  2. no data

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