Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R9 280X

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

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 4830 Radeon R9 280X
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 3 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 163% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4830.
  • Radeon HD 4830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon HD 4830 has 509 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 4830 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 280X - with GCN.
  • Radeon HD 4830 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 280X - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 29 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4830.

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 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 766% more, than Radeon HD 4830.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 4830 Radeon R9 280X
Architecture TeraScale GCN
Code name RV770 Thaiti XTL
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 21 October 2008 8 October 2013
Pipelines 640 2048
Core clock speed 575 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 956 million 4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 18.40 128.0
Floating-point performance 736.0 gflops 4,096 gflops
Length 246 mm 275 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 57.6 GB/s 288 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model 4.1 5.1
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 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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