FirePro V4900 vs Radeon R9 280X

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V4900 and Radeon R9 280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V4900 and Radeon R9 280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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Main Specs

	FirePro V4900	Radeon R9 280X
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	250 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 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, 2x DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280X has 233% more power consumption, than FirePro V4900.
FirePro V4900 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 280X has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro V4900.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
FirePro V4900 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
FirePro V4900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 280X is 112 mm longer, than FirePro V4900.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	2−3	35−40
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	12−14	60−65
medium / 1080p	4−5	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 720% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	6−7	55−60
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	16−18	100−110
medium / 1080p	6−7	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Battlefield 5 is 750% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	35−40	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
FirePro V4900 and Radeon R9 280X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	90−95	220−230
ultra / 1080p	40−45	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	65−70	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 192% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	75−80	60−65
ultra / 1080p	18−20	−
medium / 1080p	50−55	55−60
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V4900 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 8% more, than Radeon R9 280X.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	50−55	110−120
ultra / 1080p	24−27	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Dota 2 is 130% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	3−4	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	12−14	80−85
medium / 1080p	4−5	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Far Cry 5 is 840% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	10−12	60−65
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	50−55	180−190
medium / 1080p	12−14	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Fortnite is 411% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	18−20	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Forza Horizon 4 is 687% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	35−40	120−130
high / 1080p	6−7	70−75
ultra / 1080p	3−4	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Grand Theft Auto V is 304% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	5−6	65−70
medium / 1080p	3−4	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Metro Exodus is 1266% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	60−65	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Minecraft is 55% more, than FirePro V4900.
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 280X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than FirePro V4900.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	16−18
QHD / 1440p	−	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	6−7	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 600% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	12−14	130−140
medium / 768p	10−11	85−90
high / 1080p	5−6	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	2−3	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 785% more, than FirePro V4900.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	50−55
high / 768p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in World of Tanks is 59% more, than FirePro V4900.

Full Specs

	FirePro V4900	Radeon R9 280X
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Turks	Thaiti XTL
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	1 November 2011	8 October 2013
Pipelines	480	2048
Core clock speed	800 MHz
Boost Clock		1000 MHz
Transistor count	716 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19.20	128.0
Floating-point performance	768.0 gflops	4,096 gflops
Length	163 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	64 GB/s	288 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.5 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	73 Mh/s	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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FirePro V4900 vs Radeon R9 280X

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