Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R9 290X
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X, 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 R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 4830
Main Specs
Radeon HD 4830
Radeon R9 290X
Power consumption (TDP)
95 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
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
512 MB
4 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x S-Video
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 163% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4830.
Radeon HD 4830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4830 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4830 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 4830 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 29 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4830.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4830 is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.
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
10−12
60−65
medium / 1080p
2−3
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 816% more, than 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
10−12
110−120
medium / 1080p
4−5
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
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
35−40
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 220% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
−
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
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 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
9−10
85−90
medium / 1080p
2−3
50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 1450% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
−
65−70
ultra / 1080p
5−6
50−55
QHD / 1440p
1−2
30−35
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
low / 720p
45−50
180−190
medium / 1080p
6−7
120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 553% more, than 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
14−16
110−120
medium / 1080p
5−6
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 1114% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
40−45
140−150
medium / 768p
−
130−140
high / 1080p
2−3
75−80
ultra / 1080p
2−3
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 466% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
1−2
27−30
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
18−20
4K / 2160p
0−1
9−10
low / 720p
2−3
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 2400% more, than 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 Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
14−16
−
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
low / 720p
24−27
100−110
medium / 1080p
14−16
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p
−
27−30
ultra / 1080p
3−4
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 1400% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
6−7
140−150
medium / 768p
6−7
90−95
high / 1080p
3−4
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 1820% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p
70−75
90−95
medium / 768p
35−40
60−65
ultra / 1080p
12−14
55−60
high / 768p
27−30
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 4830
Radeon R9 290X
Architecture
TeraScale
GCN
Code name
RV770
Hawaii XT
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
21 October 2008
24 October 2013
Pipelines
640
2816
Core clock speed
575 MHz
Boost Clock
947 MHz
Transistor count
956 million
6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
18.40
176.0
Floating-point performance
736.0 gflops
5,632 gflops
Length
246 mm
275 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
512 Bit
Memory clock speed
1800 MHz
1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth
57.6 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
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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