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GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G vs GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G 4 GB GDDR5 · 1.27 GHz · 150 W Speed index 5/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has 2304 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.27 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 5.83 TFLOPS.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G 2 GB GDDR5 · 1.20 GHz · 75 W Speed index 2/100

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G has 1024 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 1.20 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 2.19 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is 166 % faster than the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G.

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Speed index
5/100
2/100
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
2.19 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.27 GHz
1.20 GHz
Memory Size
4 GB GDDR5
2 GB GDDR5
Memory bandwidth
224 GB/s
112 GB/s
TDP
150 W
75 W
Launch Price
199 $
99 $

GPU

GPUGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Based onAMD Radeon RX 480AMD Radeon RX 560 (16 CU)
GPU ChipPolaris 10 XTPolaris 21 XT
Streaming Multiprocessors3616
Shader23041024
Render Output Units3216
Texture Units14464
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ellesmere architecture, which has 36 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is based on the GCN 4 architecture and is equipped with 16 execution units.

Memory

MemoryGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Memory Size4 GB2 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5
Memory Clock1.750 GHz1.750 GHz
Memory Speed7.0 Gbps7.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s112 GB/s
Memory Interface256 bit128 bit
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is equipped with a 4 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.750 GHz clocks.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G has a 2 GB large GDDR5 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.750GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Base Clock1.120 GHz1.199 GHz
Boost Clock1.266 GHz1.199 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock--1.19 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has a turbo clock of 1.266 GHz. The turbo frequency of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is 1.199 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
TDP150 W75 W
Tjunction max100 °C97 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 8-Pin--
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G has 1 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 100 °C.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is equipped with a -- PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 97 °C.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 12 x 80 mm2 x 90 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)--0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G are cooled with a Air cooling.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.22.2
HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a1x DP 1.4
DVI11
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.2.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G supports HDCP in version 2.2 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Max. resolution7680x43205120x2880
DirectX12_012
RaytracingNoNo
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDAddressable LEDNo LED lighting
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_0.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12.

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8NoDecode
VP9NoDecode
AV1NoNo
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This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Dimensions

DimensionsGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
Length232 mm170 mm
Height116 mm115 mm
Width40 mm29 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots2 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G is 40 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G is 40 mm and thus requires the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataGIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4GGIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G
GPU InterfacePCIe 3.0 x 16PCIe 3.0 x 8
Release dateQ2/2016Q2/2017
Launch Price199 $99 $
Structure size14 nm14 nm
Part-noGV-RX480WF2-4GDGV-RX560OC-2GD
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 14 nanometer process, GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G was released in Q2/2016.

The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 560 OC 2G published in Q2/2017 is manufactured with a structure width of 14 nanometers.

Benchmark results

Battlefield 5

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3840x2160 (2160p)

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  2. 11 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

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  2. 32 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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  2. 42 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 GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G +109.4 %

  1. 42,694
  2. 20,390

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G +153.7 %

  1. 45,619
  2. 17,984

Geekbench 6 - Metal GIGABYTE Radeon RX 480 WINDFORCE 4G +111.8 %

  1. 41,864
  2. 19,769

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