FirePro V4900 vs GeForce GTX 280
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro V4900 stacks up against GeForce GTX 280, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Main Specs
FirePro V4900
GeForce GTX 280
Power consumption (TDP)
75 Watt
236 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
6-pin & 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 280 has 214% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and GeForce GTX 280 - with Tesla 2.0.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 496 MHz higher, than FirePro V4900.
FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 280 - by 65 nm process technology.
FirePro V4900 is 153 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
Memory clock speed of FirePro V4900 is 2893 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 280.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
2−3
1−2
ultra / 1080p
1−2
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
12−14
medium / 1080p
4−5
3−4
FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
high / 1080p
6−7
−
ultra / 1080p
5−6
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
16−18
medium / 1080p
6−7
5−6
FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5.
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
35−40
40−45
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
120−130
medium / 768p
90−95
90−95
ultra / 1080p
40−45
40−45
QHD / 1440p
24−27
21−24
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
high / 768p
65−70
65−70
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 2% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
ultra / 1080p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
50−55
40−45
FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
75−80
medium / 768p
50−55
50−55
ultra / 1080p
24−27
24−27
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Dota 2 is 2% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p
3−4
2−3
ultra / 1080p
2−3
2−3
4K / 2160p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
10−12
medium / 1080p
4−5
3−4
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
10−12
10−11
ultra / 1080p
6−7
5−6
QHD / 1440p
4−5
2−3
low / 720p
50−55
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
10−12
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Fortnite is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
7−8
4−5
ultra / 1080p
6−7
−
QHD / 1440p
1−2
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
16−18
medium / 1080p
9−10
7−8
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Forza Horizon 4 is 33% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
45−50
40−45
medium / 768p
35−40
−
high / 1080p
6−7
5−6
ultra / 1080p
3−4
2−3
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Grand Theft Auto V is 18% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
2−3
1−2
ultra / 1080p
0−1
0−1
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
5−6
medium / 1080p
3−4
3−4
FirePro V4900 and GeForce GTX 280 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
high / 1080p
60−65
85−90
ultra / 1080p
−
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
90−95
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Minecraft is 20% more, than FirePro V4900.
ultra / 1080p
12−14
12−14
low / 720p
24−27
27−30
medium / 1080p
14−16
14−16
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than FirePro V4900.
ultra / 1080p
6−7
4−5
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
6−7
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 20% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
12−14
12−14
medium / 768p
10−11
8−9
high / 1080p
5−6
4−5
ultra / 1080p
4−5
3−4
4K / 2160p
2−3
0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
85−90
75−80
medium / 768p
35−40
35−40
ultra / 1080p
14−16
16−18
high / 768p
30−33
30−35
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in World of Tanks is 2% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
Full Specs
FirePro V4900
GeForce GTX 280
Architecture
TeraScale 2
Tesla 2.0
Code name
Turks
GT200
Type
Workstation
Desktop
Release date
1 November 2011
16 June 2008
Pipelines
480
240
Core clock speed
800 MHz
1296 MHz
Transistor count
716 million
1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
65 nm
Texture fill rate
19.20
48.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
768.0 gflops
622.1 gflops
Length
163 mm
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width
128 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
4000 MHz
1107 MHz
Memory bandwidth
64 GB/s
141.7 GB/s
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
5.0
4.0
OpenGL
4.4
2.1
OpenCL
1.2
1.1
Vulkan
N/A
N/A
CUDA
+
CUDA cores
240
Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options
+
Multi monitor support
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
73 Mh/s
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