AMD RX 480 vs Nvidia GTX 960 (2024)

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Best Bench: 36% EVGA(3842 2966)
Worst Bench: 30% HP(103C 2B4D) 2GB

Poor: 30%Great: 36%

SPEED RANK: 166th / 713

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Best Bench: 53% AMD(1002 0B37)
Worst Bench: 35% Asus(1043 04FB)

Poor: 35%Great: 53%

SPEED RANK: 136th / 713

Effective 3D Speed
Effective 3D Gaming GPU Speed
32.9 %45.7 %Much faster effective speed.
+39%

Average Score

+49%

Lighting
Avg. Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
42.1 fps56.3 fpsMuch better lighting effects.
+34%
Reflection
Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
45.5 fps59.8 fpsMuch better reflection handling.
+31%
MRender
Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere)
36.3 fps61.5 fpsMuch faster multi rendering.
+69%
Gravity
Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy)
40.2 fps65.2 fpsMuch faster NBody calculation.
+62%

Overclocked Score

+50%

Lighting
Locally-deformable PRT (Bat)
46.4 fps66.9 fpsMuch better peak lighting effects.
+44%
Reflection
High dynamic range lighting (Teapot)
56.8 fps62.6 fpsBetter peak reflection handling.
+10%
MRender
Render target array GShader (Sphere)
38.2 fps64.7 fpsMuch faster peak multi rendering.
+69%
Gravity
NBody particle system (Galaxy)
43.3 fps75.5 fpsMuch faster peak NBody calculation.
+74%

Game FPS

+34%

CSGO
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
138 Fps154 FpsBetter CSGO Fps.
+12%
Fortnite
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
73 Fps92 FpsBetter Fortnite Fps.
+26%
PUBG
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
42 Fps59 FpsMuch Better PUBG Fps.
+41%
GTAV
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
42 Fps55 FpsMuch Better GTAV Fps.
+32%
LoL
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
123 Fps160 FpsMuch Better LoL Fps.
+30%
Overwatch
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
70 Fps95 FpsMuch Better Overwatch Fps.
+36%
BF1
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
49 Fps75 FpsMuch Better BF1 Fps.
+55%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
37 Fps53 FpsMuch Better The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Fps.
+44%
Minecraft
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
181 FpsBetter Minecraft Fps.
+14%
158 Fps
DOTA 2
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
81 Fps126 FpsMuch Better DOTA 2 Fps.
+55%
WoW
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
51 Fps68 FpsMuch Better WoW Fps.
+34%
WoT
Avg. Fps @ 1080p on Max
64 Fps101 FpsMuch Better WoT Fps.
+57%

Value & Sentiment

+38%

Market Share

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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.47 %Hugely higher market share.
+488%
0.08 %
Value
Value For Money
39.3 %144 %Hugely better value.
+267%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
62 %66 %Slightly more popular.
+6%
Price
Price (score)
$198$75Much cheaper.
+62%
Age
Newest
118 Months101 MonthsMore recent.
+14%
Parallax
Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
43.7 fps92.2 fpsHugely better peak texture detail.
+111%
Splatting
Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
37.9 fps46.5 fpsFaster peak complex splatting.
+23%
Parallax
Avg. Parallax occlusion mapping (Stones)
39.8 fps80.6 fpsHugely better texture detail.
+103%
Splatting
Avg. Force Splatted Flocking (Swarm)
35.1 fps44.4 fpsFaster complex splatting.
+26%

Conclusion

Average Bench 32.9%

Average Bench 45.7%

The new GTX 960 is the third graphics card to feature Nvidia's Maxwell architecture. When the first two Maxwell cards were released back in September 2014 they completely re-shaped the GPU price/performance spectrum not only from Nvidia, but also AMD who were forced to slash prices by around 30%. Unfortunately the new GTX 960 isn't the game changer its predecessors were, and it's actually the weakest of the three Maxwell cards. Comparing the GTX 960 and 970 shows that the 970 is around 70% faster and a comparison of the GTX 960 and 980 shows that GTX 980 is almost exactly twice as fast as the 960. Of the three cards the GTX 970 offers the best bang for your buck, in-fact the GTX 970 is still one of best value cards available. That said, for gaming at 1080p or lower, the GTX 960 will allow decent frame rates at maximum settings for most games.[Jan '15GPUPro]

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The RX 480 is the first graphics card to feature AMD’s new 14nm Polaris architecture. The card is due for release on June 29 (in four days time). We don’t have all the details yet but the RX 480 is rumoured to have an MSRP of $199 and it will likely perform on a par with the Nvidia GTX 970. At present we only have one benchmark so although the performance figures are provisional the RX 480 and GTX 970 do appear to be closely matched. If further tests validate these results and the cards retail at the MSRP of $199, then the new RX 480 will effectively improve graphics card price/performance ratios by a whopping 23%, something that has not happened since the release of the Maxwell based Nvidia GTX 970 nearly two years ago. In addition to better price/performance for the current generation of games, the RX 480 also offers relatively strong DX12 support.[Jun '16GPUPro]

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