Geforce GTX 280 Performance, Price and Pictures!

[G-Man]

i love it how everyone uses cryis as a benchmark .. it was never a good game



it is the new 3dmark of graphics cards

i think that 280 is way faster then my old gt alpha xxx card bye alot

because it is the only game that cripples any gpu/cpu system out right now.. duh

[walterman]

The GPU yes, but the CPU use is a joke.

I'm having the same framerate in Crysis with my quad than with my old Athlon X2.

[G-Man]

http://www.evga.com/Products/images/Product/01G-P3-N899-AR_LG_1.jpg

GTX 280X2

[DeusGear]

No, that's a 9800gx2. http://www.dvhardware.net/article27603.html

[Uberpwnage]

a GTX 280 X2 would be a 500w+ card...

[K007]

the heat would be pretty insane too.

[Uberpwnage]

More benchmarks & pics @ vr-zone (http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_280_Preview/5872.html)

[-=DVS=-]

They tested Crysis on medium quality lol wth. :headexplode:

[Lfctony]

WTH is this? A conspiracy? How about some real tests? How retarted...

[jimmyjames123]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that people who get the chance to compare 9800GX2 to a GTX 280 will find that the GTX 280 is the superior card due to lack of multi-gpu related issues, much lower idle power consumption, and massive advantage in framebuffer size. :)

[Bman212121]

The WiC results are all that is needed. :cool:

I'm guessing that crysis isn't up to par with that driver yet, as stated in other threads. The 177.34 driver should provide better results.

MY 2nd GTX isn't in this pc atm, so I just did a quick single run.

1920 x 1200 high settings (2x AA / 2x AF)

min: 20
avg: 32
max: 60

In this game a single GTX 280 is could be faster than 8800GTX SLI.

[Bman212121]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that people who get the chance to compare 9800GX2 to a GTX 280 will find that the GTX 280 is the superior card due to lack of multi-gpu related issues, much lower idle power consumption, and massive advantage in framebuffer size. :)

I'm guessing the reason why they were using medium settings on Crysis and high settings for WiC is because of the framebuffer. For 2560 x 1600 it wouldn't suprise me at all if the GX2 tanked with higher settings. If I could check vram usage in Vista I would, but I'm not sure how to.

[jimmyjames123]

I'm guessing the reason why they were using medium settings on Crysis and high settings for WiC is because of the framebuffer. For 2560 x 1600 it wouldn't suprise me at all if the GX2 tanked with higher settings. If I could check vram usage in Vista I would, but I'm not sure how to.

Yes, good point. When the reviews come out, I think that there won't be any situation where the 9800GX2 will have higher playable settings compared to GTX 280. In fact, I expect the GTX 280 to have higher playable settings most of the time in comparison (either more playable at higher resolutions, or more playable with higher levels of AA), and we'll see very soon from websites such as [H]OCP.

[Lfctony]

They could have tested at VH without AA. That would show pure horsepower difference without the framebuffer limiting the 9800GX2... Or if they're currently tresting, not post anything until they have tests that people actually care about...

[Bman212121]

Ideally, using higher settings should only widen the gap between the newer cards and the older ones. The only difference between testing medium and very high is the total frames per second takes a big nose dive. (Unless it's being cpu limited)

I think what they have is definitely enough to get an idea of what the card is capable of, even if it isn't the exact test you were looking for. I can't wait until the reviews come out to see how it stacks up to 8800GTX SLI.

[K007]

More benchmarks & pics @ vr-zone (http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_280_Preview/5872.html)

Fails in Crysis on Medium....
WiC wins..
ETQW...:headexplode:

Overall...if this is really a driver issue then i hope it is..because i rather buy a 9800GX2 instead since price on that is falling fast.

[Zeus666]

More benchmarks & pics @ vr-zone (http://www.vr-zone.com/articles/NVIDIA_GeForce_GTX_280_Preview/5872.html)


http://resources.vr-zone.com/tux/gtx280/1944.jpg

http://resources.vr-zone.com/tux/gtx280/benches/3dmv.jpg

http://resources.vr-zone.com/tux/gtx280/benches/crysis.jpg



VR Features
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Preview
Preliminary conclusion



Apparently preliminary testing did not show any jaw-dropping results. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can be considered as somewhat of a 're-work' of the GeForce 9800 GX2 into a single core package with faster processing capability and more bandwidth.

There is not much performance boost for older games, but for DirectX 10 games like World in Conflict, there is a more noticable improvement over the GeForce 9800 GX2. Not only DirectX 10 titles get a boost when you pick the GeForce GTX 280 over the GeForce 9800 GX2, using the former is more advantageous when you move up to a very high resolution of 2560 x 1600, a resolution found on 30-inch LCDs.

A point to note is abnormal performance in Crysis. We've tried re-benching the GeForce GTX 280 a few times but were greeted with the same results. However during benching, we did notice periodic stutters which were not present while benching the older GeForce 9800 GX2 cards. We are looking into this issue.

We are in the midst of testing Crysis on High settings (and with AA), as well as AA/AF on the other games. Stay tuned, as we work hard to bring you more results from the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB.

[DHP]

Well, just let's wait one more day and then jump to conclusions. :)

LOL. A single chip (@ stock speed) faster than a GX2 OC, and twice as fast as a 8800GTX/9800GTX not jaw dropping because 1 game has issues? Riiiiiiight... :wtf:

[Uberpwnage]

Well, just let's wait one more day and then jump to conclusions. :)

LOL. A single chip (@ stock speed) faster than a GX2 OC, and twice as fast as a 8800GTX/9800GTX not jaw dropping because 1 game has issues? Riiiiiiight... :wtf:
I don't think the card is interesting for many people because we've seen very similar performance in the 9800 GX2. It doesn't matter whether it's an achievment to put all of that power into a single GPU, the fact is that it's not going to be a groundbreaking experience, regardless of how it was implemented.

[slaWter]

Maybe Nvidia is restraining the memory bandwidth so users will have to always want for more ? .. i.e. not repeat the same mistake with the 8800GTX which had everything ...

That's my guess too. A GDDR5 version will be an "easy" upgrade for them this fall.

[slaWter]

I don't think the card is interesting for many people because we've seen very similar performance in the 9800 GX2. It doesn't matter whether it's an achievment to put all of that power into a single GPU, the fact is that it's not going to be a groundbreaking experience, regardless of how it was implemented.

It's important to me. Currently the GX2 doesn't have multi-monitor support so I can't use the 3007 on the PC and you always depend on SLI support. Plus there is the micro-stuttering. Overall a single GPU solution is always the better product IMO.

[jimmyjames123]

I don't think the card is interesting for many people because we've seen very similar performance in the 9800 GX2. It doesn't matter whether it's an achievment to put all of that power into a single GPU, the fact is that it's not going to be a groundbreaking experience, regardless of how it was implemented.

The performance advantage for GTX 280 vs 9800GX2 is going to grow larger and larger with each new DX10 game that comes to market. There may not be huge differences with older games, but the GTX 280 is definitely much more future-proof and capable of playing current and future games at higher resolutions with higher levels of AA without suffering from huge fluctuations in the frame rate.

The 9800 GX2 is still a great card, but it was really a stop gap until the D10U GPU was ready for market.

[DHP]

The performance advantage for GTX 280 vs 9800GX2 is going to grow larger and larger with each new DX10 game that comes to market. There may not be huge differences with older games, but the GTX 280 is definitely much more future-proof and capable of playing current and future games at higher resolutions with higher levels of AA without suffering from huge fluctuations in the frame rate.

The 9800 GX2 is still a great card, but it was really a stop gap until the D10U GPU was ready for market.

+1

[K007]

Agreed, GTX280 is defiantly more future proof...but they really could have made it using the new ram on it....i guess they learned from the 8800GTX card -.-...

[Uberpwnage]

Just seems like there's an overwhelming amount of "meh" feeling for this card. Personally, I agree that single GPUs are better, no micro stuttering, multi monitor support. I was simply stating why I think alot of people don't seem too excited.