Radeon HD 7730 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7730 and Radeon R9 280, 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 7730 stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7730	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)	47 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 325% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7730.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon R9 280 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7730.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7730 and Radeon R9 280 are build with GCN 1.0 architecture.
Radeon HD 7730 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280 is 107 mm longer, than Radeon HD 7730.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7730 is 3250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
high / 1080p	8−9	55−60
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	20−22	100−110
medium / 1080p	8−9	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 518% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	100−105	220−230
ultra / 1080p	45−50	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	70−75	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 168% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	30−33	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 109% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
high / 1080p	4−5	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	5−6	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 357% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	10−11	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	50−55	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	9−10	70−75
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 277% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 720% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	65−70	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	30−33	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 142% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	8−9	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 414% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	18−20	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than Radeon HD 7730.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon HD 7730.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7730	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	GCN 1.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cape Verde	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	1 May 2013	4 March 2014
Pipelines	384	1792
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count	1,500 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	104.5
Floating-point performance	614.4 gflops	3,344 gflops
Length	168 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	240 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	+
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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Radeon HD 7730 vs Radeon R9 280

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