Review: EVGA GTX280 1GB GDDR3
Reviewer: Mascaras
Date: 01-08-2008
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Founded in 1999, EVGA has grown exponentially in the channel, serving the system builder, distribution and retail markets with products that offer the highest in quality and customer satisfaction, thereby making the computing experience transparent to the hardware in the box.
EVGA only offers visual processing products based on NVIDIA chipsets and in year 2005 expanded its product line to include motherboards.
For further information online about EVGA, visit http://www.evga.com.
EVGA GTX280 1Gb GDDR3
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Photos
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Bundle
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Included a special Edition of EVGA Precision Overclocking Tool GTX 200 Séries !
Also a Free serial key for 3DMark Vantage Advanced Edition and EVGA 90-day Step up program after registering the card on EVGA site !
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EVGA GTX280 Specs
Performance
NVIDIA GTX 200
602 MHz GPU
240 Processing Cores
400 MHz RAMDAC
Memory
1024 MB, 512 bit GDDR3
2214 MHz (effective)
141.7 GB/s Memory Bandwidth
Interface
PCI-E 2.0
DVI-I, DVI-I, HDTV-7
SLI Capable
Resolution & Refresh
240 Hz Max Refresh Rate
2560x1600 Max Analog
2560x1600 Max Digital
Requirements
Minimum of a 550 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 40 Amp Amps.)
An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector and an available 8 pin PCI-E power connector
Features
NVIDIA® unified architecture with GigaThread™ technology
GigaThread is a new technology that enables thousands of independent threads to execute in parallel inside of the graphics core.
This delivers extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next-generation shader programs.
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
Also known as the Unified Shader Model, the Vertex shaders, Geometry shaders, and Pixel shaders are combined in to one unified shader.
Also backwards compatible with DirectX® 9.
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR)
Allows you to experience cinematic, life like environments, for an amazing graphics experience.
PCI Express 2.0
Allows 500MB a lane or up to 8 GB/s at 16x speeds - allows for full support for new PCI-E 2.0 graphics cards.
OpenGL 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL applications
Active Heatsink
DVI-I Output
Digital Visual Interface – Integrated - supports both digital and analog signals.
Dual Slot Design
Graphics Card takes up 2 slots on a motherboard.
On-Board Diagnostics LED Readout
Helpful for when diagnosing a problem is needed.
2nd Generation Unified Shader Architecture
The latest in Unified Shader Architecture Technology, offering 50% more performance through 240 enhanced processing cores.
512-Bit Memory Interface
This large Memory Interface easily handles the extreme bandwidth that 1 Gig of GDDR3 Memory has to offer.
NVIDIA® CUDA Support
Accelerates CUDA based applications through the GPU's proccessing power allowing for faster application performance such as video transcoding.
NVIDIA® PhysX™- Ready
Enjoy more visual immersion with life like physics for a more dynamic experience.
2-Way SLI® Support
Feel free to turn up the eye candy and experience the performance of 2 Graphics Cards running together.
3-Way SLI® Support
Experience the amazing performance that only 3 Graphics Cards can deliver.
A visual experience that will take you to the next level.
NVIDIA® PureVideo® HD Technology
Smooth video, accurate colors, precise image scaling, video decode acceleration and post processing, all provided by the graphics card to give you the best HD experience possible.
This feature also offloads from the CPU to help reduce power consumption.
NVIDIA® Hybrid Power Technology
The latest in GPU power technology, when in an idle state, the GPU will draw minimal power, reduce fan noise, and temperature.
When GPU processing power is needed, full power is restored, unleashing the GPU for full visual acceleration.
65nm Technology
The latest in GPU manufacturing, allows for less heat output and overall better performance.
1 Gig of GDDR3 Memory
A full 1 gig of GDDR3 Memory, offers an incredible amount of texture bandwidth.
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GPU-Z Inf.
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GPU Clock: 602 MHz
Memory Clock : 2214 MHz (effective)
Shader Clock : 1296 Mhz
141.7 GB/s Memory Bandwidth
Temps
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Fan Speed (50%)
Ambient Temp : 27º/28º
GPU Idle Temp : 44º
GPU Full Temp : 85º
Idle Temp @ Fan 50% (~44º )
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Full Temp @ Fan 50% ( ~85º )
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(5 minuts Atitool Scan Artifacts)
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Some ppl are getting high Temps while playing games with Automatic Fan speed , my advice is to manualy set the Fan speed at least to 60% while playing ( Fan is not too noisy) !
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