GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
ATI Radeon HD 4890
93%
93%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
107%
107%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is approximately 14% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | RV790 | GT200 |
| CoresDifferent | 800 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | RV790 | GT200 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | RV790 XT(215-0758016) | G200-300-A2 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | TeraScale | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 55 nm | 65 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 959 million | 1,400 million |
| DensityDifferent | 3.4M / mm² | 2.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 282 mm² | 576 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | N/A | BGA-2236 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Apr 2nd, 2009 | Jun 16th, 2008 |
| GenerationDifferent | Radeon R700(HD 4800) | GeForce 200 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Radeon R600 | GeForce 9 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Evergreen | GeForce 400 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 249 USD | 649 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 114 in our database | 59 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 850 MHz | 602 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 975 MHz3.9 Gbps effective | 1107 MHz2.2 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1296 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 256 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 124.8 GB/s | 141.7 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 800 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 10 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | N/A |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 30 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 13.60 GPixel/s | 19.26 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 34.00 GTexel/s | 48.16 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,360.0 GFLOPS | 622.1 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 272.0 GFLOPS (1:5) | 77.76 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 241 mm9.5 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 190 W | 236 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 450 W | 550 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x S-Video | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-B79031-00 | P651 SKU 0 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | ATI Radeon HD 4890 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 1.3 |
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