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    GeForce GTX 280 vs Mobility Radeon HD 4830

    When choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon HD 4830, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
    GeForce GTX 280
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    Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Mobility Radeon HD 4830 here:

    Mobility Radeon HD 4830 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Mobility Radeon HD 4830
    Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3, DDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 1 GB
    Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video No outputs
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    • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce GTX 280 and Mobility Radeon HD 4830 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is used in Desktops, and Mobility Radeon HD 4830 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 4830 - with Terascale 1.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 746 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
    • GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 4830 - by 40 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 407 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 1−2 0−1
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 12−14 10−11
    medium / 1080p 3−4 1−2
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 280 Mobility Radeon HD 4830
    Architecture Tesla 2.0 Terascale 1
    Code name GT200 M97
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 16 June 2008 3 March 2009
    Pipelines 240 640
    Core clock speed 1296 MHz 550 MHz
    Transistor count 1,400 million 826 million
    Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 40 nm
    Texture fill rate 48.2 billion/sec 17.60
    Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 704.0 gflops
    Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
    Memory bus width 512 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1107 MHz 700 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 141.7 GB/s 44.8 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 4.0 4.1
    OpenGL 2.1 3.3
    OpenCL 1.1 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
    Laptop size large
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