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NVIDIA's 55nm GeForce GTX 285 Launched

Posted by timothy on from the so-powerful-it-includes-three-links dept.

Visceralini writes "NVIDIA is launching yet another high-end 3D graphics offering, an optimized version of their top shelf GeForce GTX 280 single GPU card, dubbed the GeForce GTX 285. This new GeForce is a 55nm die-shrunk version of the legacy GTX 280 with lower power consumption characteristics that don't require an 8-pin PCI Express connector, rather just a pair of more standard 6-pin plugs. Performance metrics are shown here in a number of the latest game titles including Fallout 3, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2 and Mirror's Edge. The new GTX 285 is about on par or slightly faster than a GTX 280 but with less power draw and some room for overclocking over the reference design."

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  1. Re:Power Savings!! by CDMA_Demo · · Score: 2, Informative

    in less than 10 years!! I know what I'm spending my tax refund on!!

    You can also use it to crack passwords even Faster!

  2. State of the Market by youknowjack · · Score: 4, Informative

    - The current best performing single card is the GeForce GTX 295
    - The best performance setup was (before this card) a tossup between dual GeForce GTX 295s (quad SLI) and three GeForce GTX 280s (three-way SLI).
    - The overclocking potential of the GeForce GTX 285 & reduced power consumption might make a three-way 285 setup preferrable to a dual 295 setup (for enthusiasts)

    1. Re:State of the Market by youknowjack · · Score: 2, Informative

      All I care about is best performance under 50W and under $100. Is there anything out there better than the 8600GT?

      The Radeon HD 3870 is extremely similar in terms of price and performance. I guess it depends on what you can get the best deal on.

    2. Re:State of the Market by jdb2 · · Score: 3, Informative

      The overclocking potential of the GeForce GTX 285 & reduced power consumption might make a three-way 285 setup preferrable to a dual 295 setup (for enthusiasts)

      You do know that the GeForce GTX 295 has the same overclocking potential and reduced power consumption as the 285 because both use the same chip(s)?.

      jdb2

    3. Re:State of the Market by Flentil · · Score: 3, Informative

      By brand new drivers, do you mean the beta drivers? Just curious because a lot of people do that and don't get why they don't work 100%. They're beta, that's why. Still being tested to iron out the bugs.

    4. Re:State of the Market by afidel · · Score: 2, Informative

      http://archive.atomicmpc.com.au/forums.asp?s=2&c=7&t=9354
      This lists it at 46W which is much more in line with my experience. The TDP might be 105W for some crazy reason, but my system with Athlon 64x2 4200+EE, 2x7,200rpm HDD and a 9600GSO uses about 150W when gaming so there is no way in hell the GPU is pulling down 100W by itself.

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