ATI Radeon HD 4830 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Combined performance score

GTX 780 Rev. 2
10.34
+381%

GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms Radeon HD 4830 by 381% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking399817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.490.71
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGK110BRV770
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (10 years old)21 October 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $130
Current price$270 (0.4x MSRP)$31 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 110% better value for money than ATI HD 4830.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304640
Core clock speed863 MHz575 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million956 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt95 Watt
Texture fill rate173.218.40
Floating-point performance4,156 gflops736.0 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm246 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount3 GB512 MB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s57.6 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x S-Video
HDMI+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model5.14.1
OpenGL4.63.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 10.34 2.15
Recency 10 September 2013 21 October 2008
Cost $649 $130
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 512 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 95 Watt

The GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4830 in performance tests.


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