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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 vs AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 8 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT 8 GB GDDR6 · 2.64 GHz · 180 W Speed index 9/100
In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 and the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 85 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Speed index
5/100
9/100
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
10.79 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
2.64 GHz
Memory Size
8 GB GDDR5
8 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth
256 GB/s
280 GB/s
TDP
150 W
180 W
Launch Price
199 $
399 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Based onAMD Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU ChipPolaris 10 XTNavi 23 KXT
Streaming Multiprocessors3632
Shader23042048
Render Output Units3264
Texture Units144128
Raytracing Cores--32
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is based on the AMD Radeon RX 480 and has 2304 texture shaders and 36 execution units.

AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is based on AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT, which has 2048 shaders and 32 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Memory Size8 GB8 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR6
Memory Clock2.000 GHz2.190 GHz
Memory Speed8.0 Gbps17.5 Gbps
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s280 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT can access 8 GB GDDR6 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 280 GB/s.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Base Clock1.120 GHz2.055 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz2.635 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--2.41 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 clocks in the base with up to 1.120 GHz. The base frequency of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 2.055 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
TDP150 W180 W
Tjunction max100 °C100 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 6-Pin1 x 8-Pin
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The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 150 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin connector.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has a TDP of 180 W and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Fan-TypeRadialAxial
Fan 11 x 65 mm--
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 has a total of 1 Radial fans.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has 0 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT supports a maximum of 4 screens.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_012_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingNoYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is 7680x4320 pixels.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode / Encode
VP9NoDecode / Encode
AV1NoDecode
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The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
Length240 mm--
Height112 mm--
Width37 mm--
Width (Slots)2 Slots--
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 is 240 mm long, 112 mm high and 37 mm wide.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT is -- long, -- high and -- wide.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2016Q2/2022
Launch Price199 $399 $
Structure size14 nm7 nm
Part-noGV-RX480D5-8GD-B--
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 199 $.

The AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT was introduced in Q2/2022 at a price of 399 $.

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 AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +147.0 %

  1. 1,847
  2. 4,562

Port Royal (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 4,673

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 1,637

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. 30 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

  1. no data
  2. 37 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. no data
  2. 59 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 AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +99.4 %

  1. 42,694
  2. 85,142

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +103.6 %

  1. 45,619
  2. 92,863

Geekbench 6 - Metal AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT +178.1 %

  1. 41,864
  2. 116,428

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