Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R9 280

In this comparison between Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 280 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 4830 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R9 280 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4830 Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 200 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 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280 has 110% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4830.
  • Radeon HD 4830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4830 has 509 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4830 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Radeon HD 4830 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 29 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4830.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4830 is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 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 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon HD 4830.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4830 Radeon R9 280
Architecture TeraScale GCN 1.0
Code name RV770 Tahiti
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 21 October 2008 4 March 2014
Pipelines 640 1792
Core clock speed 575 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 104.5
Floating-point performance 736.0 gflops 3,344 gflops
Length 246 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 240 GB/s
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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