Mobility Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R9 290X
In this comparison between Mobility Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Mobility Radeon HD 4830 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 290X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
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:
Main Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4830
Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)
250 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type
GDDR3, DDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is build with Terascale 1 architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Mobility Radeon HD 4830 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon R9 290X is 550 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
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
0−1
35−40
ultra / 1080p
0−1
24−27
QHD / 1440p
0−1
18−20
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
10−11
60−65
medium / 1080p
1−2
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 816% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
−
60−65
ultra / 1080p
2−3
50−55
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
18−20
low / 720p
10−11
110−120
medium / 1080p
3−4
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 1460% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Mobility Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
110−120
250−260
medium / 768p
80−85
220−230
ultra / 1080p
30−35
190−200
QHD / 1440p
−
110−120
4K / 2160p
9−10
70−75
high / 768p
55−60
210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 225% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
Mobility Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
70−75
120−130
medium / 768p
40−45
110−120
ultra / 1080p
16−18
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 161% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
1−2
45−50
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
−
30−35
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
low / 720p
8−9
85−90
medium / 1080p
2−3
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 1450% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
−
65−70
ultra / 1080p
4−5
50−55
QHD / 1440p
1−2
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
45−50
180−190
medium / 1080p
5−6
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 600% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
2−3
65−70
ultra / 1080p
−
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
24−27
low / 720p
12−14
110−120
medium / 1080p
4−5
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 1316% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
40−45
140−150
medium / 768p
−
130−140
high / 1080p
2−3
75−80
ultra / 1080p
−
30−35
QHD / 1440p
0−1
24−27
medium / 720p
30−35
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 404% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
0−1
27−30
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
1−2
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 7100% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
85−90
130−140
high / 1080p
55−60
−
medium / 1080p
−
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 187% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
−
18−20
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
3−4
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 2300% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
5−6
140−150
medium / 768p
5−6
90−95
high / 1080p
2−3
50−55
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
4K / 2160p
0−1
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 2300% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
10−12
55−60
high / 768p
27−30
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 75% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 4830.
Full Specs
Mobility Radeon HD 4830
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
Terascale 1
GCN
Code name
M97
Hawaii XT
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Release date
3 March 2009
24 October 2013
Pipelines
640
2816
Core clock speed
550 MHz
Boost Clock
947 MHz
Transistor count
826 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
17.60
176.0
Floating-point performance
704.0 gflops
5,632 gflops
Length
275 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
700 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
44.8 GB/s
320 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model
4.1
6.3
OpenGL
3.3
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
2.0
Vulkan
N/A
+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)
0.76 kh/s
FreeSync
+
Bus support
PCIe 3.0
HDMI
+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
623 Mh/s
Laptop size
large
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
TrueAudio
+
Design
reference
DisplayPort support
+
CrossFire
+
DDMA audio
+
Decred / DCR (Decred)
1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)
350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration
+
LiquidVR
+
TressFX
+
UVD
+
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