NVIDIA Announces The GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Card
NVIDIA officially announced the new GeForce GTX 200 family of GPUs (graphics processing units) today. The first two cards, the GTX 280 and GTX 260 video cards, will be released on June 17th and June 26th respectively.
The GTX 280 will replace NVIDIA’s 9800 GTX as their flagship single-gpu processor. It is reportedly 50% faster than last year’s 8800 GX2, which is quite an achievement when one considers late GX2’s multi-GPU architecture.
The GTX 280 has a 142 GB/s memory bandwidth with a 512-bit memory interface. It also includes 1GB GDDR3 memory and two Dual Link DVI connectors. The GTX 260 will have 896 MB GDDR3.
The 280 is, at the moment, the fastest single-gpu video card available. It will run you $650, plus a hefty increase in your monthly electricity bill. The GX2 is much more reasonable at $400.
For more specifics, head on over to CNET.
