ATI Radeon HD 4650 vs GeForce GTX 280

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 280 and Radeon HD 4650, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 280
2008
1 GB GDDR3, 236 Watt
3.37
+444%

GTX 280 outperforms ATI HD 4650 by a whopping 444% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7291192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Power efficiency0.990.89
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)TeraScale (2005−2013)
GPU code nameGT200RV730
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)10 September 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores240320
Core clock speed602 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million514 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt48 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.1619.20
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS0.384 TFLOPS
ROPs328
TMUs8032

Form factor & 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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm193 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

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 typeGDDR3GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width512 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz700 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s22.4 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVI2x DVI, 1x S-Video
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)10.1 (10_1)
Shader Model4.04.1
OpenGL2.13.3
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 280 3.37
+444%
ATI HD 4650 0.62

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 280 1299
+446%
ATI HD 4650 238

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 0.62
Recency 16 June 2008 10 September 2008
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 65 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 48 Watt

GTX 280 has a 443.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

ATI HD 4650, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 391.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4650 in performance tests.


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