GeForce GTX 280 vs Radeon HD 4890
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 4890, 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 GeForce GTX 280 stacks up against Radeon HD 4890, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 280
Main Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon HD 4890
Power consumption (TDP)
236 Watt
190 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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GeForce GTX 280 has 24% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4890.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 4890 have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GeForce GTX 280 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 4890 - with TeraScale.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 280 is 446 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4890.
GeForce GTX 280 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 4890 - by 55 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 4890 is 231 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 280.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4890 is 2793 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
1−2
7−8
ultra / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
16−18
medium / 1080p
3−4
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 83% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
4−5
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
16−18
24−27
medium / 1080p
5−6
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Battlefield 5 is 77% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
40−45
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 4% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
120−130
140−150
medium / 768p
90−95
110−120
ultra / 1080p
40−45
55−60
QHD / 1440p
21−24
30−33
4K / 2160p
18−20
27−30
high / 768p
65−70
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
85−90
55−60
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
medium / 1080p
40−45
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon HD 4890.
low / 768p
75−80
80−85
medium / 768p
50−55
60−65
ultra / 1080p
24−27
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Dota 2 is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
2−3
8−9
ultra / 1080p
2−3
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
10−12
18−20
medium / 1080p
3−4
9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Far Cry 5 is 175% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
10−11
14−16
ultra / 1080p
5−6
10−11
QHD / 1440p
2−3
−
low / 720p
50−55
60−65
medium / 1080p
10−12
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Fortnite is 47% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
4−5
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−12
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
16−18
27−30
medium / 1080p
7−8
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Forza Horizon 4 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
40−45
50−55
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
5−6
12−14
ultra / 1080p
2−3
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
35−40
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Grand Theft Auto V is 50% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
1−2
5−6
ultra / 1080p
0−1
3−4
4K / 2160p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
5−6
12−14
medium / 1080p
3−4
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Metro Exodus is 166% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
90−95
95−100
high / 1080p
85−90
90−95
ultra / 1080p
70−75
80−85
medium / 1080p
90−95
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Minecraft is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 22% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
ultra / 1080p
4−5
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
6−7
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
12−14
24−27
medium / 768p
8−9
16−18
high / 1080p
4−5
9−10
ultra / 1080p
3−4
6−7
4K / 2160p
0−1
6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 100% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
low / 768p
75−80
85−90
medium / 768p
35−40
45−50
ultra / 1080p
16−18
20−22
high / 768p
30−35
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4890 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than GeForce GTX 280.
Full Specs
GeForce GTX 280
Radeon HD 4890
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
TeraScale
Code name
GT200
RV790
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
16 June 2008
2 April 2009
Pipelines
240
800
Core clock speed
1296 MHz
850 MHz
Transistor count
1,400 million
959 million
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
55 nm
Texture fill rate
48.2 billion/sec
34.00
Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
1,360.0 gflops
Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
241 mm
Memory bus width
512 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
1107 MHz
3900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
141.7 GB/s
124.8 GB/s
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
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