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AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop) vs AMD Radeon RX 490M

AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)

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The AMD Radeon RX 460 Notebook (or also known as mobile RX 460M) is a laptop graphics card based on the smaller Polaris 10 chip in 14 nm FinFET. It is based on the same chip as the desktop RX 460 with 896 shaders with similar clock rates (1180 versus 1200 MHz). AMD presented the card during the desktop RX 460 launch and noted that the mobile version is only slightly slower (0-7% in the presented benchmarks) than the full desktop card.

The RX460M should launch in a HP Omen laptop according to AMD and was also presented in the Asus X550IU.  The desktop version of the RX 460 (XFX) was slightly faster than a refreshed 2016 GeForce GTX 965M. The mobile version should therefore perform similar to an older GTX 965M and slightly below the desktop RX 460 (see for gaming benchmarks). It should be most suited for full HD resolution and high settings (slightly reduced).

The laptop RX 460 should offer all the features of the desktop RX 460 / Polaris 10 like DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR, H.265 improved en- and de-coding and architectural improvements (e.g. for Compute Shaders and VR).

The power consumption should be slightly lower than the desktop RX 460 which is rated at a TDP of 75 Watt for the whole card.

 

 

AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop)

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The AMD Radeon RX 480 (formerly known as R9 M480 or RX 480M) is a mobile high end graphics cards. It is based on the new Polaris architecture (Polaris 10 chip) and manufactured in 14nm FinFET. It should be based on the same chip as the desktop RX 480 (see for benchmarks and specs) but maybe offer lower clock speeds. The card was never used in a laptop (up to now) and succeeded by the slightly improved Radeon RX 580.

AMD Radeon RX 490M

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The AMD Radeon RX 490M (formerly known as R9 M490) is a mobile high end graphics cards. It should be based on the new Polaris architecture and manufactured in 14nm FinFET. Up to now it only surfaced in a driver (according to Videocardz.com) and should be announced in mid 2016. The efficiency of Polaris should be greatly improved and therefore the M490 should at least be able to perform like a GeForce GTX 980M.

AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)AMD Radeon RX 480 (Laptop)AMD Radeon RX 490M
Radeon RX 400M Series
Radeon RX 480 (Laptop) 2304 256 Bit
Radeon RX 490M
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) 896 @ 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon Pro 460 1024 @ 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon Pro 455 768 @ 0.86 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon Pro 450 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 5080 MHz
Radeon RX 480 (Laptop) 2304 256 Bit
Radeon RX 490M
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) 896 @ 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon Pro 460 1024 @ 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon Pro 455 768 @ 0.86 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon Pro 450 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 5080 MHz
Radeon RX 480 (Laptop) 2304 256 Bit
Radeon RX 490M
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) 896 @ 1.18 GHz128 Bit @ 6000 MHz
Radeon Pro 460 1024 @ 0.9 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon Pro 455 768 @ 0.86 GHz128 Bit @ 5000 MHz
Radeon Pro 450 640 @ 0.8 GHz128 Bit @ 5080 MHz
CodenamePolaris 11 / Baffin XTPolarisPolaris
ArchitecturePolarisPolarisPolaris
Pipelines896 - unified2304 - unified
Core Speed1180 (Boost) MHz
Memory Speed6000 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory4 GB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12, OpenGL VulkanDirectX 12DirectX 12
Power Consumption75 Watt
Transistors3 Billion
technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
FeaturesDisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync
Notebook Sizelargelargelarge
Date of Announcement08.08.2016 01.08.2016 01.08.2016

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
2.3 pt (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
96383 Points (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
71660 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
9968 Points (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
31294 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 3962     avg: 4089     median: 4089 (7%)     max: 4216 Points
4070 Points (7%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 5062     avg: 5108     median: 5107.5 (6%)     max: 5153 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
76618 Points (9%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 5439     avg: 5488     median: 5488 (8%)     max: 5537 Points
7200 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 7791     avg: 7793     median: 7792.5 (7%)     max: 7794 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
6157 Points (4%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
42.1 fps (15%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
57.2 fps (3%)
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit + AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
98 % (98%)
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
4404 Points (5%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
112.4 Watt (25%)
Power Consumption - Witcher 3 ultra Power Efficiency
0.2 fps per Watt (15%)
Emissions Witcher 3 Fan Noise + AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)
Emissions - Witcher 3 Fan Noise
43.7 dB(A) (70%)

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 2017

F1 2017

2017
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
37  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
27  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
24  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
20  fps
Dirt 4

Dirt 4

2017
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
95.4  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
60.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
39.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
22.4  fps
Prey

Prey

2017
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
57.5  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
49.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
36.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
30.3  fps
Overwatch

Overwatch

2016
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
100  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
79.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
43  fps
med. 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
24.2  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
21  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
61.5  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
28.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
19.7  fps
Fallout 4

Fallout 4

2015
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
55.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
32.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
27.7  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
43  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
35  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
71.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
29.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
17.2  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
24.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
42.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
29.5  fps
low 1280x720
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
96  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
41.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
175.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
Radeon RX 460 (Laptop):
48.7  fps

Average Gaming AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop) → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

AMD Radeon RX 460 (Laptop)lowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 201737272420
Dirt 495.460.739.622.4
Prey57.549.236.430.3
Overwatch10079.743
Ashes of the Singularity24.221
Rise of the Tomb Raider61.528.419.7
Fallout 455.432.327.7
Batman: Arkham Knight4335
The Witcher 371.729.617.2
Thief24.7
Metro: Last Light42.629.5
BioShock Infinite9641.4
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm175.348.7
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For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

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