Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon R9 280X

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon R9 280X 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 Radeon HD 4770 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280X will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4770 Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 250 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 212% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4770.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4770 has 509 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • Radeon HD 4770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 72 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4770.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 1−2 35−40
ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 10−12 60−65
medium / 1080p 2−3 40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 840% more, than Radeon HD 4770.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4770 Radeon R9 280X
Architecture TeraScale GCN
Code name RV740 Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 28 April 2009 8 October 2013
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 750 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 826 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 24.00 128.0
Floating-point performance 960.0 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 203 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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