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AMD Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB

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How well can the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB run games
AMD Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB
10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

A mid to low level graphics card, the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB is found in budget machines nowadays, struggling to meet AAA system requirements.

DirectX 12 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

Here we take a closer look at the various performances across 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions for the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB. In particular this is looking at the Ultra graphics settings to see what sort of FPS this graphics card can get across some of the more popular games played in 2023. 443 games can be played by this graphics card of the 1000 most demanding games being played by PC gamers today.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB can run Battlefield 2042 at 1080p and saw it return weak frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 34 FPS, Medium: 27 FPS, High: 18 FPS and Ultra: 13 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Back 4 Blood returns a playable 43 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

We move on to 1440p, and tested Battlefield 2042 which delivered weak FPS results. Here are the graphic presets - Low: 26 FPS, Medium: 21 FPS, High: 14 FPS and Ultra: 10 FPS. Next we have Back 4 Blood running on Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB which gets L: 87FPS, M: 68FPS, H: 46FPS, U: 33FPS. And for performance contrast the popular FIFA 22 gets L: 189FPS, M: 149FPS, H: 100FPS, U: 72FPS at 1440p. In summary we feel the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB running at 1440p is not a bad choice for a larger screen size like this. Some games will struggle though, but with some careful graphic option adjustments in-game you can normally find a suitable visual experience with this GPU at 1440p.

How many years will the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB in your PC? This Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB card has 12 to 18 months of latest AAA game play left in it before upgrading should be considered

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB? There are no graphics cards on the current market that would provide a big enough increase in performance to warrant upgrading the Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB.
FPS System Benchmark
70 FPS
High
The Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB was released on 01 Jun 2016
AMD PC game performance check Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB
GPU
Architecture
GCN 1.3 Ellesmere XT
Process
14nm
TMUs
144
Texture Rate
182 GTexel/s
ROPs
32
Pixel Rate
41 GPixel/s
Shader Processing Units
Ray Tracing
Tensor Cores
Release Price
$210
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.5
Resolution (WxH)
4096 x 2160
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
4096MB
Memory Speed
1750MHz
Memory Bus
256bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
224GB/sec
L2 Cache
2048
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
DVI Connection
1
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
3
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1120 MHz
Boost Clock
1266 MHz
Power
Max Power
120 Watts
PSU
450 Watt & 30 Amps
Power Connector
1x 8-pin
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
1920 x 1080
GPU Upgrade
GD Official
GD RATING
44
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Radeon RX 480 PowerColor Red Dragon 4GB Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
The Radeon RX 480 Red Dragon 4GB by Powercolor is a Performance Graphics Card based on the Third Revision of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) Architecture. It is their non-reference, non-overclocked 4GB version of the RX 480. With a non-stock cooler and an extra DVI port, it's just sweet enough to be worth while

Architecture
It equips a GPU Codenamed Ellesmere XT which is a Forth Gen GCN GPU and has 36 SM activated and thus offers 2304 Shader Processing Units, 144 TMUs and 32 ROPs.

GPU
The Central Unit runs at 1120MHz and goes up to 1266MHz, in Turbo Mode.

Memory
The GPU accesses a 4GB frame buffer of Fast GDDR5, through a 256-bit memory interface, while the Memory Clock Operates at 1750MHz.

Power Consumption
With a rated board TDP of 120W, it requires at least a 450W PSU with one available 8-pin connector.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate Radeon RX 480 4GB is, on average, as fast as GeForce GTX 970.

System Suggestions
Radeon RX 480 4GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 1920x1080. We recommend a High-End Processor and 8GB of RAM for Optimal Performance.

Source [ LifeFace ]