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    GeForce 830M vs Radeon R9 280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce 830M 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 GeForce 830M 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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    GeForce 830M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce 830M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce 830M here:

    GeForce 830M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce 830M Radeon R9 280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 280X has 657% more power consumption, than GeForce 830M.
    • GeForce 830M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 280X has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce 830M.
    • GeForce 830M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 280X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce 830M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
    • GeForce 830M and Radeon R9 280X are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 2−3 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 12−14 60−65
    medium / 1080p 3−4 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 683% more, than GeForce 830M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce 830M Radeon R9 280X
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N15? Thaiti XTL
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 12 March 2014 8 October 2013
    Pipelines 256 2048
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz
    Boost Clock 1150 MHz 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 4,313 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 18.40 128.0
    Floating-point performance 588.8 gflops 4,096 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 14.4 GB/s 288 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0 PCIe 3.0
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 67 Mh/s 494 Mh/s
    Optimus +
    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
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
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