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GeForce® 280 GTX 1000MB DDR3 Standard (GX-280N-ZDF9)
GeForce® 280 GTX 1000MB DDR3 XXX (GX-280N-ZDDU)

GeForceTM GTX 280

Better Than Reality. Gaming “reality” was once defined as having a graphics card that could deliver true-to-life images….until complex images or more than one character entered the scene. Now, with XFX’s new GeForce® GTX 200 graphics cards, you can experience truly immersive 3D gaming experience that will make your heart race and your palms sweat. Harnessing the power of second generation unified architecture, SLI technology and top-of-the-line DirectX 10 support, an in-your-face experience, delivered in blazing fast frame rates, is yours. Real life has never been this realistic.

KEY FEATURES

  • 240 Processing Cores
  • 2nd Generation NVIDIA® unified architecture
  • Full Microsoft DirectX 10 support
  • NVIDIA SLI® technology
  • NVIDIA PureVideo® HD technology*
  • NVIDIA PhysX™-Ready**
  • NVIDIA CUDA™ technology
  • PCI Express 2.0 support
  • Two dual-link DVI-I and one HDTV output
  • Dual-link HDCP-Capable***
  • OpenGL 2.1 support
* supported video software is required to experience certain features.
** PhysX drivers are required to experience in-game GPU PhysX acceleration.
*** Playback of HDCP-protected content requires other HDCP-compatible components.

Bus Type
N/A
PCI-E 2.0
Performance
N/A
Standard, XXX
GPU Clock MHz
The main attributes of the GPU are the core clock rate, which typically ranges from 250 MHz to 1200 MHz in modern cards.
602 - 670 MHz
Shader Clock (MHz)
The number of pipelines (vertex and fragment shaders), which translate a 3D image characterized by vertices and lines into a 2D image formed by pixels.
1296 - 1458 MHz
Stream Processors
Through the use of stream processing, computer benefit from the ability to transparently access a large number of 'cores' (or, computational units) on a chip without having to separately manage each and every one of them along with their associated busses, memories, I/O, etc.
240
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
This is the speed at an image can be rendered or "painted". This rate is specified in texels per second, the number of 3D pixels that can be painted per second. A texel is a pixel with depth (3D). The fill rate comes from the combined performance of the clock speed of the processor and the number of pixels it can process per clock cycle, and will tell you how quickly an image can be fully rendered on screen.
48.2 - 80.4 Billion/Sec
Vertices/second (Billion)
Graphics chips don't work on curves, rather they process flat surfaces. A curve is created by multiple flat planes arranged to look like a curve. 3D objects are created with multiple triangular surfaces, sometimes hundreds or even thousands, tessellated to represent the curves and angles of the real world. 3D artists are concerned with the number of polygons required to form a shape.
N/A
Pixels per clock (peak)
This impacts on the rendering capability of the GRU. The clock speed itself is not the critical factor. Rather it is the per-clock performance of the graphics processor, which is indicated by the number of pixels it can process per clock cycle.
120
Memory Interface Bus (bit)
The bit data rate between memory and the GPU.
512
Memory Type
VRAM was typically based on DDR technology. During and after that year, manufacturers moved towards the vastly superior DDR2, GDDR3 and GDDR4.
DDR3
Memory Size (MB)
the video card will have its own video memory which is called Video RAM or VRAM. The VRAM capacity of most modern video cards range from 128 MB to 2.0 GB.
1000 MB
Memory Clock (MHz)
The memory clock rate in modern cards are generally between 400 MHz and 2.4 GHz.
2210 - 2500 MHz
Turbo Cache Technology
The revolutionary TurboCache technology utilizes the additional bandwidth of the PCI Express graphics bus to reach higher levels of graphics performance than traditional video memory solutions, delivering the performance and features you expect from NVIDIA graphics hardware. By allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to share the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory and dynamically available system memory, TurboCache turbocharges performance and provides larger total graphics memory.
-
Output HDCP Capable
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays. Requires other HDCP-compatible components.
1
NVIDIA® CineFX® Engine
Delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds. Full support for the latest Microsoft® DirectX® Shader Model enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture with new texture unit design streamlines texture processing for faster and smoother gameplay.
N/A
NVIDIA® Intellisample Technology
The industry's fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern, advanced 128 tap sample coverage, 16x anisotropic filtering, and support for transparent supersampling and multisampling.
N/A
NVIDIA® Digital Vibrance Control® Technology
Allows the user to adjust color controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colors in all conditions.
N/A
Microsoft® DirectX® Support
The standard for today's PCs and next-generation consoles enables stunning and complex effects for cinematic realism. NVIDIA GPUs offer the most complete implementation of the Shader Model feature set-including vertex texture fetch (VTF)-to ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX applications.
N/A
Shader Model Support
Enables stunning and complex special effects. Next-generation shader architecture delivers faster and smoother gameplay.
N/A
Open GL Optimization and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
N/A
Minimum Power Requirement (Watt)
This is the minimum power supply wattage requirement for the graphics card to perform properly.
N/A
Cooling Heatsink
Generally referred to as a passive cooling device, it has no moving parts and, therefore, is soundless and very reliable; it absorbs and dissipates heat from the GPU using thermal contact (by either direct or radiant contact with a cooling medium such as air).
-
Cooling Fansink
Sometimes known as an active cooling device, a small electrical fan which drives air across a heat sink and as such will generate a small amount of noise. It is more effective than a heat sink alone at cooling.
√
Output S-Video
Included to allow the connection with DVD players, video recorders and video game consoles.
N/A
Max Resolution Digital Hoizontal
Maximum Horizontal Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) horizontally.
2560
Max Resolution Digital Vertical
Maximum Vertical Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) vertically.
1600
Max Resolution Digital Hoizontal
Maximum Horizontal Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) horizontally.
2560
Max Resolution Digital Vertical
Maximum Vertical Screen Resolution indicates the maxiumum possible sharpness and clarity of an image that a monitor can display, measured in number of dots (pixels) vertically.
1600
ROHS
The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
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Dimensions L (Inches)
N/A
10.5 Inches
Dimensions W (Inches)
N/A
4.376 Inches
Dimensions H (Inches)
N/A
1.5 Inches
Dimensions L (Metric)
N/A
26.7
Dimensions W (Inches)
N/A
4.376 Inches
Dimensions H (Metric)
N/A
3.8
Profile
Some graphics cards have the capability to swap out the current bracket to make it compatible with low-profile computer systems that require a lower bracket card.
Double
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XFX GeForce GTX 280 Rated 9.5
I4U News Editor's Choice
The new XFX GTX 280 is a fantastic performer and bests all but a few of the highest overclocked 9800 GX2 cards at stock GTX 280 clock speeds. XFX also bundles the card with the game Assassin’s Creed for some gaming action right out of the box. Overclocked versions of the XFX GTX 280 are coming soon and will bring even more performance. The XFX GTX 280 is an awesome high-end video card for those with the budget.
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XFX GeForce GTX 280 XXX Edition
TweakTown - Must Have - Best Performance
The new GTX 280 does carry with it some very cool technology that we haven’t seen before, and certainly does have its benefits in certain fields. We want something that pushes out some serious FPS though, so that our gaming experience is better than ever. While probably not the best value for money card available, the GTX 280 XXX Edition from XFX is still no doubt very fast. We doubt anyone would be disappointed with its performance.
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XFX GeForce GTX 280 1GB XXX: Fastest Single Card on the Market
Virtual Zone - Performance Merit
The XFX GeForce GTX 280 1GB XXX has proven itself to be the fastest single card on the market at present. It ran flawlessly at its factory overclocked speeds of 670/1458/1250 without problems. Power Consumption was just a little more than a reference GeForce GTX 280, coming in at a peak of 410W from the readout of our wall socket power meter. Temperatures were also kept in check, with the card idling at 46ºC and peaking at 79ºC during our load test. The XFX card's fan behaviour was similiar and not any louder compared to the reference GeForce GTX 280. 
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Power Requirements:

Non-SLI: 630W Minimum Power Supply
SLI: 680W Minimum Power Supply
One 6-Pin Power Connector
One 8-Pin Power Connector

Operating System Requirements:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows ME
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Linux
Unix

 
System Requirements:
1 GB System Memory (2GB recommended)
Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP class processor or higher
100MB of available hard disk space
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
Expansion Slot Requirements:
Available PCI-Express Bus Slot or PCI-Express 2.0 compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot
Accessories Included:
(2) DVI to VGA (DB15) Adapters
(1) S-Video Cable
(1) 4-Pin Mini-Din to Component Video Cable Kit
Game Bundles Included*:
Assassin's Creed, Full Playable DVD-Rom (a $59.99 Retail Value)
 
* Game Bundle may vary with different product part numbers and subjected to change due to periodical promotion.
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