![Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/9a0/340_345_0/Sapphire.png)
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Comparision Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
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Top specs and features
- Passmark score
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Passmark score
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU benchmark score
3DMark Fire Strike Score
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics test score
3DMark 11 Performance GPU benchmark score
Description
The Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB video card is based on the Polaris architecture. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 on the Turing architecture. The first has 5700 million transistors. The second is 10800 million. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has a transistor size of 14 nm versus 12.
The base clock speed of the first video card is 1208 MHz versus 1365 MHz for the second.
Let's move on to memory. Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 8 GB. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has 8 GB installed. The bandwidth of the first video card is 256 Gb/s versus 336 Gb/s of the second.
FLOPS of Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is 6. At NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6.43.
Goes to tests in benchmarks. In the Passmark benchmark, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8698 points. And here is the second card 14124 points. In 3DMark, the first model scored 12264 points. Second 19292 points.
In terms of interfaces. The first video card is connected using PCIe 3.0 x16. The second is PCIe 3.0 x16. Video card Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has Directx version 12. Video card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 -- Directx version - 12.2.
Regarding cooling, Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 150W heat dissipation requirements versus 160W for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060.
Why NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is better than Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060: highlights
![Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/9a0/340_345_0/Sapphire.png)
![NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060](/upload/resize_cache/iblock/1a1/340_345_0/NVIDIA.png)
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FAQ
How does the Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB processor perform in benchmarks?
Passmark Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB scored 8698 points. The second video card scored 14124 points in Passmark.
What FLOPS do video cards have?
FLOPS Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is 6 TFLOPS. But the second video card has FLOPS equal to 6.43 TFLOPS.
What power consumption?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB 150 Watt. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 160 Watt.
How fast are Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB operates at 1208 MHz. In this case, the maximum frequency reaches 1342 MHz. The clock base frequency of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 reaches 1365 MHz. In turbo mode it reaches 1680 MHz.
What kind of memory do graphics cards have?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB supports GDDR5. Installed 8 GB of RAM. Throughput reaches 256 GB/s. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 works with GDDR6. The second one has 6 GB of RAM installed. Its bandwidth is 256 GB/s.
How many HDMI connectors do they have?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 2 HDMI outputs. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is equipped with 1 HDMI outputs.
What power connectors are used?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB uses There is no data. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is equipped with There is no data HDMI outputs.
What architecture are video cards based on?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is built on Polaris. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 uses the Turing architecture.
What graphics processor is being used?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB is equipped with Polaris 10 Ellesmere. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 is set to TU106.
How many PCIe lanes
The first graphics card has 16 PCIe lanes. And the PCIe version is 3. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 16 PCIe lanes. PCIe version 3.
How many transistors?
Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 480 8GB has 5700 million transistors. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 has 10800 million transistors