GeForce GTX 280 vs GeForce GTX 260

GeForce GTX 280
GeForce GTX 260
240 Shaders
1GB GDDR3
602MHz
192 Shaders
896MB GDDR3
576MHz
FP32
0.62 TFLOPS
FP32
0.48 TFLOPS
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Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
236W
TDP
182W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL - N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 CUDA - N/A
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GB5 Metal - N/A
0%
GB5 Metal - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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GB5 Vulkan - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT 2020.1 - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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OCT Metal - N/A
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Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Tesla 2
Architecture
Tesla 2
Family
GeForce 200
Family
GeForce 200
Codename
NVA0
GT200
Variant
GT200-300-A2
Codename
NVA0
GT200
Variant
GT200-100-A2
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/17/2008
Release Date
6/16/2008
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Fabrication Node
65nm
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Fabrication Node
65nm
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Die Size
576 mm²
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Die Size
576 mm²
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Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
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Transistor Count
1.4 Billion
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Transistor Density
2.43M/mm²
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Transistor Density
2.43M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
240 Shaders
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Shading Units
192 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
80 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
64 TMUs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Render Output Units
28 ROPs
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Streaming Multiprocessors
30 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
24 SMs
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1296MHz Shader
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602MHz
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1242MHz Shader
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576MHz
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FP32
0.62 TFLOPS
FP32
0.48 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.08 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.06 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
19.264 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
16.128 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
48.16 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
36.864 GTexel/s
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L1
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Unknown
L1
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Unknown
L2
256KB Shared
L2
256KB Shared
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1GB
GDDR3
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896MB
GDDR3
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Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width
448Bit
Clock
1107MHz
Transfer Rate
2.2GT/s
Bandwidth
141.7GB/s
Clock
999MHz
Transfer Rate
2GT/s
Bandwidth
111.9GB/s
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TDP
236W
TDP
182W
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1x S-Video
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2x DVI-I Dual-Link
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1x S-Video
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Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution
2560x1600
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
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Variable Refresh Rate
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
2
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No Encoders
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No Encoders
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No Decoders
No Decoders
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Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
Direct X
11
Direct 3D
10_0
OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
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OpenGL
3.3
OpenCL
1.1
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Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.3
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PureVideo HD
VP2
VDPAU
Feature Set A
Shader Model
4.0
CUDA
1.3
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PureVideo HD
VP2
VDPAU
Feature Set A
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Power Connectors
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2x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
2.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
3-way SLI
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
3-way SLI
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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