General info
The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.
Technical specs
Choose the best graphics card between AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M.
Memory
Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M can be seen in this section.
Video outputs and ports
The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M, the size and number of monitors.
Technologies
The difference between AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M is the additional functionality.
API support
The difference in supported APIs is AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.
Gaming performance
Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Radeon R9 280 and NVIDIA GeForce 830M graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Radeon R9 280 or NVIDIA GeForce 830M good for gaming.
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1280x720 |
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1920x1080 |
high
1920x1080 |
ultra
1920x1080 |
QHD
2560x1440 |
4K
3840x2160 |
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| Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) | AMD Radeon R9 280 | ||||||
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| Death Stranding (2020) | AMD Radeon R9 280 | ||||||
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| F1 2020 (2020) | AMD Radeon R9 280 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce 830M | |||||||
| Gears Tactics (2020) | AMD Radeon R9 280 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce 830M | |||||||
| Doom Eternal (2020) | AMD Radeon R9 280 | ||||||
| NVIDIA GeForce 830M | |||||||
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| 5 | Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags. |
| May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags. | |
| 30 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps) |
| 40 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps) |
| 60 | Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps) |
| May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game. | |
| ? | Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation. |
| Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible. | |
| The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results. | |
Advantages of AMD Radeon R9 280
21.13% faster in synthetic tests
More pipelines (1792 vs 256)
More maximum RAM amount (3 GB vs 2 GB)
More memory bandwidth (240 GB/s vs 14.4 GB/s)
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce 830M
Cheaper ($160 vs $305 (1.1x MSRP))
Less power consumption (33 Watt vs 200 Watt)
So, AMD Radeon R9 280 or NVIDIA GeForce 830M?
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend AMD Radeon R9 280 .
AMD Radeon R9 280 versus NVIDIA GeForce 830M performance benchmarks comparison
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