ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
vs
AMD Radeon RX 480
GPU comparison with benchmarksIn the gpu comparison between the ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 and the AMD Radeon RX 480, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.
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GPUThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and has 21760 texture shaders and 170 execution units. AMD Radeon RX 480 is based on AMD Radeon RX 480, which has 2304 shaders and 36 execution units. |
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| ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Based on | AMD Radeon RX 480 |
| GB202-300-A1 | GPU Chip | Polaris 10 XT |
| Blackwell | Architecture | Ellesmere |
| 170 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 36 |
| 21760 | Shader | 2304 |
| 176 | Render Output Units | 32 |
| 680 | Texture Units | 144 |
| 170 | Raytracing Cores | 0 |
MemoryThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 has 32 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1792 GB/s. The AMD Radeon RX 480 can access 8 GB GDDR5 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s. |
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| 32 GB | Memory Size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 1.750 GHz | Memory Clock | 2.000 GHz |
| 28.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 8.0 Gbps |
| 1792 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 256 GB/s |
| 512 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 clocks in the base with up to 2.017 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 1.120 GHz. |
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| 2.017 GHz | Base Clock | 1.120 GHz |
| 2.467 GHz | Boost Clock | 1.266 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is 575 W (Reference). The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has a TDP of 150 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 6-Pin PCIe power connectors. |
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| 575 W (Reference) | TDP | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max | 100 °C |
| 1 x 16-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 6-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 has a total of 4 Axial fans. The AMD Radeon RX 480 has 1 Radial fans to cool the GPU and memory. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Radial |
| 3 x 110 mm | Fan 1 | 1 x 65 mm |
| 1 x 100 mm | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityIn the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090. The AMD Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum of 4 screens. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.2 |
| 2x HDMI v2.1b | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.0b |
| 3x DP v2.1b | DP Ports | 3x DP v1.4a |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 480 is 7680x4320 pixels. |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_0 |
| Yes | Raytracing | No |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| ASUS Aura Sync | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThe support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | VP9 | No |
DimensionsThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 is 358 mm long, 149 mm high and 76 mm wide. The AMD Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 95 mm high and 35 mm wide. |
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| 358 mm | Length | 240 mm |
| 149 mm | Height | 95 mm |
| 76 mm | Width | 35 mm |
| 4 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 2 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 5 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 3.0 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | No |
Additional dataThe ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 was released in Q1/2025 at a price of 2,329 $ (Reference). The AMD Radeon RX 480 was introduced in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $ (Reference). |
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| Q1/2025 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| 2,329 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 199 $ (Reference) |
| 5 nm | Structure size | 14 nm |
| data sheet | Documents | data sheet |
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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
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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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
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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Geekbench 6 - Metal
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)
The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.
FP32 (TFLOPS)
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ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090
32 GB GDDR7 |
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AMD Radeon RX 480
8 GB GDDR5 |
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