NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 was released in 2008 as part of the G200-300-A2 generation. It utilizes a 65 nm process and has a power draw of 622W. The initial launch price for this card was approximately $649.

Released2008
Memory1 GB
Clock602 MHz
Power236 W
Atlas performance index37 model estimate

Ranks #386 of 1051 rated GPUs · top 37%. Fastest GPU we rate: 800.

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BrandNVIDIA
FamilyG200-300-A2
Released2008
Video memory1 GB
Base clock602 MHz
Boost clock–
Power (TDP)236 W
Process65 nm
Launch price$649
Atlas performance index37 model estimate

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