AMD Radeon RX 480 Driver

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The AMD Radeon RX 480 is a graphics card that was released in June 2016. It belongs to the Polaris architecture and was manufactured using a 14nm FinFET process. It features 2,304 stream processors organized into 36 compute units. This architecture aims to deliver solid performance for gaming and other graphics-intensive tasks.

In 2023, the RX 480 was positioned as a mid-range to upper-mid-range graphics card, offering good performance for its time. It was capable of handling modern games at 1080p and 1440p resolutions with reasonable frame rates. The RX 480 was well-received for its performance in its price range, making it a popular choice among gamers looking for a good balance between cost and performance. In order to ensure the optimal performance of your graphics card, read our short guide on downloading and installing the latest AMD Radeon RX 480 driver. 

Installing the AMD Radeon RX 480 Driver

Before installing the latest amd radeon rx 480 driver, you can easily download the necessary files from our page. To do so, simply scroll to the bottom of this page, find and complete the Captcha verification, and press the Download button. Once the files are downloaded, find the zipped folder, right-click on the folder, and select the option to unzip it (or extract the files). Now that you have access to the files, you will notice that the files are separated into two subfolders, Windows and Linux. As their names suggest, you should choose the folder caters to your operating system. 

Starting with Windows, the users on this operating system can easily install the latest software by double-clicking on the executable (exe) files. There will be separate files for AMD Adrenaline Software and the AMD Pro Edition Software. Depending on your PC needs and what you will use the GPU for, you can select either. The Adrenaline software has proven great for gamers in the past, while graphic and 3D designers prefer the Pro Edition software. 

On the other hand, Linux users will find a rpm archive containing the latest AMD Radeon RX 480 driver for the dedicated operating system. To install this type of file, start by opening the Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T). Navigate to the file location with the cd command, and follow up with the rpm -i command to install the software (followed by the full file name). 

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