Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R7 M270DX
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R7 M270DX, 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 Radeon HD 4830 stacks up against Radeon R7 M270DX, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4830
Radeon R7 M270DX
Main Specs
| Radeon HD 4830 | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | |
| Display Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
- Radeon HD 4830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M270DX uses IGP interface.
- Both cards are used in Desktops.
- Radeon HD 4830 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R7 M270DX - with GCN 3.0.
- Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M270DX is 325 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4830.
- Radeon HD 4830 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M270DX - by 28 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 12−14 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 10−12 | 14−16 |
| medium / 1080p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Battlefield 5 is 33% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 45−50 | 40−45 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 4830 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon R7 M270DX. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 120−130 |
| medium / 768p | 80−85 | 90−95 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| QHD / 1440p | − | 21−24 |
| 4K / 2160p | 9−10 | 16−18 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 60−65 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 10% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 65−70 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 18−20 |
| medium / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R7 M270DX have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 75−80 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 45−50 |
| ultra / 1080p | 16−18 | 20−22 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Dota 2 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 2−3 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 2−3 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 9−10 | 10−11 |
| medium / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Far Cry 5 is 25% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 5−6 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 1−2 | 3−4 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 50−55 |
| medium / 1080p | 6−7 | 10−11 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Fortnite is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 5−6 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | − | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 14−16 | 16−18 |
| medium / 1080p | 5−6 | 7−8 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Forza Horizon 4 is 42% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| low / 768p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 2−3 | 3−4 |
| ultra / 1080p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| medium / 720p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Grand Theft Auto V is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| high / 1080p | 1−2 | 1−2 |
| ultra / 1080p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 2−3 | 4−5 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Metro Exodus is 50% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| low / 768p | 85−90 | 90−95 |
| high / 1080p | 55−60 | 80−85 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 70−75 |
| medium / 1080p | − | 85−90 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Minecraft is 20% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | − |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| low / 720p | 24−27 | 27−30 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 5% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 3−4 | − |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | − |
| low / 720p | 3−4 | 6−7 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| low / 768p | 6−7 | 9−10 |
| medium / 768p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| high / 1080p | 3−4 | 4−5 |
| ultra / 1080p | − | 3−4 |
| 4K / 2160p | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 40% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
| low / 768p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| medium / 768p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| high / 768p | 27−30 | 30−35 |
| The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 M270DX in World of Tanks is 2% more, than Radeon HD 4830. | ||
Full Specs
| Radeon HD 4830 | Radeon R7 M270DX | |
| Architecture | TeraScale | GCN 3.0 |
| Code name | RV770 | Topaz |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 October 2008 | 11 June 2014 |
| Pipelines | 640 | 384 |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 940 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 956 million | 1,550 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 28 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 18.40 | 22.56 |
| Floating-point performance | 736.0 gflops | |
| Length | 246 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | |
| Memory clock speed | 1800 MHz | |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | |
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |