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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 isBandGeek() · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What enthusiast that spends big dollars on the latest cards uses their card for more than a year?

    Most people that rush out to buy these type of cutting-edge hardware replace them every few months or so. The savings realized by power conservation will never cover the difference between the two with the crowd these new cards (indeed, all new cards) are targeted at.

  2. And for real people... by caitsith01 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...who lack unlimited funds, the best buy at the moment are the ATi HD 48x0 series cards, which have ridiculously good price/performance and will run any current or near-future game easily at high detail.

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    1. Re:And for real people... by javilon · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Until ATI gets their act together with their linux drivers, I'm not buying ATI.

      Also, Nvidia has added MP4 video acceleration to it's linux drivers, so I can see full HD with my old P4@2.4GHz. When we have something similar from ATI I'll reconsider.

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  3. Re:State of the Market by DigiShaman · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Unless you live way up north or play games only in the winter, dealing with 840 Watts of heat is going to be problematic for a dual GTX295 setup. Summer is worse in that you now have to pump out that heat through the AC system.

    People often will bitch about their cable/DSL bill, but have they ever tried to calculate the monthly cost of electricity their gaming rig racks up alone?

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