ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 GAMING

ROG-STRIX-RX480-8G-GAMING

Graphics Processor

Ellesmere

Cores

2304

TMUs

144

ROPs

Memory Size

8 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

256 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Ellesmere

GPU Variant: Polaris 10 XT
(215-0876184)

Architecture: GCN 4.0

Foundry: GlobalFoundries

Process Size: 14 nm

Transistors: 5,700 million

Density: 24.6M / mm²

Die Size: 232 mm²

Chip Package: BGA-1401

Graphics Card

Release Date: Jun 29th, 2016

Generation: Arctic Islands
(RX 400)

Predecessor: Pirate Islands

Successor: Polaris

Production: Active

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 1120 MHz

Boost Clock: 1266 MHz

Memory Clock: 2000 MHz
8 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 8 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 256 bit

Bandwidth: 256.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 2304

TMUs: 144

ROPs: 32

Compute Units: 36

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 2 MB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 40.51 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 182.3 GTexel/s

FP16 (half): 5.834 TFLOPS (1:1)

FP32 (float): 5.834 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): 364.6 GFLOPS (1:16)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~240 mm~~
298 mm
~~9.4 inches~~
11.7 inches

TDP: 150 W

Suggested PSU: 450 W

Outputs: 1x HDMI 2.0b
3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x DVI
2x HDMI 2.0b
2x DisplayPort 1.4a

Power Connectors: ~~1x 6-pin~~
1x 8-pin

Board Number: C940,
109-D00947-00_02

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (12_0)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1

Vulkan: 1.3

Shader Model: 6.7

Ellesmere GPU Notes

Generation: Arctic Islands
Codename: Polaris 10/20/30
Old Codename: Cozumel / Hawaii Refresh
Graphics/Compute: GFX8 (gfx803)
Display Core Engine: 11.2
Unified Video Decoder: 6.3
Video Compression Engine: 3.4
System DMA: 3.0.0
CLRX: GCN 1.2.0

Latest Drivers:
Windows 7:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1
64-bit: Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 21.Q1.1

Windows 8.1:
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10 / 11:
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.3.1 (23.19.12)
64-bit: AMD Software: PRO Edition 22.Q4

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ASUS DUAL RX 480 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 242 mm/9.5 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
ASUS DUAL RX 480 8 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	242 mm/9.5 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
ASUS DUAL RX 480 OC 4 GB	1120 MHz	1300 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 242 mm/9.5 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
ASUS DUAL RX 480 OC 8 GB	1120 MHz	1305 MHz	2000 MHz	242 mm/9.5 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
ASUS RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 GAMING	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	298 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
ASUS ROG STRIX RX 480 GAMING OC	1120 MHz	1310 MHz	2000 MHz	298 mm/11.7 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Dataland RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
Dataland RX 480 DualCool 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Dataland RX 480 DualCool 8 GB	1120 MHz	1279 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Dataland RX 480 X-Serial 4 GB	1278 MHz	1330 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 282 mm/11.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Dataland RX 480 X-Serial 8 GB	1278 MHz	1330 MHz	2000 MHz	282 mm/11.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Dataland RX 480 X-Serial LE	1278 MHz	1290 MHz	2000 MHz	282 mm/11.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
Diamond RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
GIGABYTE RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
GIGABYTE RX 480 G1 Gaming 4 GB	1120 MHz	1290 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 232 mm/9.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RX 480 G1 Gaming 8 GB	1120 MHz	1290 MHz	2000 MHz	232 mm/9.1 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
HIS RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
HIS RX 480 IceQ X2 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
HIS RX 480 IceQ X2 OC	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz
HIS RX 480 IceQ X2 Roaring OC	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
HIS RX 480 IceQ X2 Roaring Turbo	1120 MHz	1338 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MAXSUN RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
MAXSUN RX 480 JetStream	1120 MHz	1320 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MAXSUN RX 480 JetStream	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	4 GB
MSI RX 480 8 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
MSI RX 480 ARMOR 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 ARMOR 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	4 GB, 269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 ARMOR 8 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 ARMOR OC 4 GB	1120 MHz	1291 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 ARMOR OC 8 GB	1120 MHz	1291 MHz	2000 MHz	269 mm/10.6 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 GAMING 4 GB	1120 MHz	1279 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 276 mm/10.9 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 GAMING 8 GB	1120 MHz	1279 MHz	2000 MHz	276 mm/10.9 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 GAMING X 4 GB	1120 MHz	1303 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 276 mm/10.9 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
MSI RX 480 GAMING X 8 GB	1120 MHz	1303 MHz	2000 MHz	276 mm/10.9 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
PCYES RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
PowerColor Red Devil RX 480	1120 MHz	1330 MHz	2000 MHz	310 mm/12.2 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 480 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 255 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 480 8 GB	1120 MHz	1279 MHz	2000 MHz	255 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
PowerColor Red Dragon RX 480 V2 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 255 mm/10 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
PowerColor RX 480 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB
PowerColor RX 480 8 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
Sapphire NITRO RX 480 OC 4 GB	1202 MHz	1306 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 230 mm/9.1 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO RX 480 OC 8 GB	1202 MHz	1306 MHz	1750 MHz	230 mm/9.1 inches, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 OC 4 GB	1208 MHz	1306 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 OC 4 GB	1208 MHz	1276 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 OC 8 GB	1208 MHz	1342 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 OC 8 GB	1208 MHz	1306 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire NITRO+ RX 480 OC 8 GB	1208 MHz	1276 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
Sapphire RX 480 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB
Sapphire RX 480 8 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
VisionTek RX 480	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz
VisionTek RX 480 Overclocked	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz
XFX GTR RX 480 Black Edition	1120 MHz	1338 MHz	2000 MHz	280 mm/11 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX GTR RX 480 Triple X Edition	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz	280 mm/11 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RS RX 480 Double Edition 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RS RX 480 Triple X Best Buy Exclusive 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB
XFX RS RX 480 Triple X Best Buy Exclusive 8 GB	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RS RX 480 Triple X Crimson Edition	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RS RX 480 Triple X Edition	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RX 480 4 GB	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	1750 MHz	4 GB
XFX RX 480 Black Edition	1120 MHz	1328 MHz	2000 MHz
XFX RX 480 Patriot Edition	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
XFX RX 480 Triple X Edition	1120 MHz	1288 MHz	2000 MHz
Yeston RX 480 GAEA	1120 MHz	1266 MHz	2000 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
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Yeston RX 480 GAMEACE TOP	1120 MHz	1340 MHz	2000 MHz	250 mm/9.8 inches, 1x DVI 1x HDMI 3x DisplayPort