Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R9 290X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X, 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 4830 stacks up against Radeon R9 290X, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4830

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4830	Radeon R9 290X
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	4 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 290X has 163% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4830.
Radeon HD 4830 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 4830 has 508 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 4830 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
Radeon HD 4830 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 29 mm longer, than Radeon HD 4830.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 4830 is 550 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	24−27
QHD / 1440p	0−1	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	10−12	60−65
medium / 1080p	2−3	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 816% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	2−3	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	10−12	110−120
medium / 1080p	4−5	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 1200% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	80−85	220−230
ultra / 1080p	35−40	190−200
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	9−10	70−75
high / 768p	55−60	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 220% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon HD 4830 and Radeon R9 290X have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	40−45	110−120
ultra / 1080p	16−18	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 161% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	1−2	45−50
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
low / 720p	9−10	85−90
medium / 1080p	2−3	50−55
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 1450% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	−	65−70
ultra / 1080p	5−6	50−55
QHD / 1440p	1−2	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	45−50	180−190
medium / 1080p	6−7	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 553% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	2−3	65−70
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	14−16	110−120
medium / 1080p	5−6	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 1114% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p	40−45	140−150
medium / 768p	−	130−140
high / 1080p	2−3	75−80
ultra / 1080p	2−3	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	24−27
medium / 720p	30−35	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 466% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	1−2	27−30
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
4K / 2160p	0−1	9−10
low / 720p	2−3	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 2400% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
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 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
high / 1080p	−	27−30
ultra / 1080p	3−4	18−20
QHD / 1440p	0−1	12−14
4K / 2160p	−	8−9
low / 720p	3−4	70−75
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 1400% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p	6−7	140−150
medium / 768p	6−7	90−95
high / 1080p	3−4	50−55
ultra / 1080p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1820% more, than Radeon HD 4830.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	55−60
high / 768p	27−30	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 70% more, than Radeon HD 4830.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4830	Radeon R9 290X
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN
Code name	RV770	Hawaii XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 October 2008	24 October 2013
Pipelines	640	2816
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Boost Clock		947 MHz
Transistor count	956 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	18.40	176.0
Floating-point performance	736.0 gflops	5,632 gflops
Length	246 mm	275 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	1800 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	320 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model	4.1	6.3
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.76 kh/s
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		623 Mh/s
Eyefinity		+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
DisplayPort support		+
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration		+
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 4830 vs Radeon R9 290X

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