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Hands On With Nvidia's New GTX 280 Card

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-time-of-year-again dept.

notdagreatbrain writes "Maximum PC magazine has early benchmarks on Nvidia's newest GPU architecture — the GTX 200 series. Benchmarks on the smokin' fast processor reveal a graphics card that can finally tame Crysis at 1900x1200. 'The GTX 280 delivered real-world benchmark numbers nearly 50 percent faster than a single GeForce 9800 GTX running on Windows XP, and it was 23 percent faster than that card running on Vista. In fact, it looks as though a single GTX 280 will be comparable to — and in some cases beat — two 9800 GTX cards running in SLI, a fact that explains why Nvidia expects the 9800 GX2 to fade from the scene rather quickly.'"

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  1. Yeah but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can it play Duke Nukem forever?

  2. Noise... by Guanine · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes, but will you be able to hear your games over the roar of the fans on this thing?

  3. Does it sound like a jet engine? by alen · · Score: 2, Funny

    how loud is it and does it need the hoover dam to power it up?

    the way things are going you will need 2 power supplies in a PC. one for the video card and one for everything else

  4. Don't worry.... by Totenglocke · · Score: 2, Funny

    They still have 10 more years to develop video cards before Duke Nukem Forever comes out!

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  5. Re:MY Space Heater! by Firehed · · Score: 2, Funny

    236W? I doubt you'll have any problems kicking ass on the frozen levels.

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