NVIDIA unearths GTX 280 and GTX 260 graphics cards

[Shrygue]

via Engadget




Surprise! NVIDIA has officially unleashed its new GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 graphics cards. The GTX 280, NVIDIA's flagship model, is reportedly 50% faster than last year's 9800 GX2 when in its overclocked AMP! Edition, and it is loaded with around twice as many transistors as the 9800. The new single-chip processor packs some serious number crunching, such as a 142 GB/s memory bandwidth with a 512-bit memory interface.Other final specs look to include 1GB GDDR3 memory, two Dual Link DVI connectors, and, of course, an overclocked chipset.

In short, it's the fastest graphics card you can get. Don't go nuts just yet, though -- the GTX280 with 1GB of RAM will run you a cool $649. The lower-end GTX 260 with 896MB is a more palatable $399. GTX280 availability starts tomorrow, and GTX 260s will hit the streets on June 26. And to finally put this joke to rest: Yes, they will run Crysis.

[wiggy fuzz]

*looks at image* i think i'll need a beeger motherboard

too much money for me to stomach, i'll stick with the ati systems

[a2xvillian]

thats actually a pic of the cardS in a mobo... i remember paying that much when the 8800 first came out though. I think i might look into one when i get my stimulus payment! theres three of them in there

[____anders____]

aah, crap that's just INSANE, you can run like 3 unreal tournament 3's on that at once

i just bought an 8800

[mcdougall57]

who the hell could afford one of these? one costs more than my entire PC did never mind buying 3 of them. Does any game even need a card like this to run? I mean even crysis shouldn't push these. They look more like a card a architectural renderer would use.