
Point of View GeForce GTX 280 Assassin's Creed Edition Review
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Today is the launch date of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 280. The card is designed to be the fastest graphics card available on the market today, and should also be able to beat the HD3870 X2 and the 9800 GX2. Point of View's GeForce GTX 280 follows the specifications of the NVIDIA reference design to the letter. However, to give their product an extra boost vs. all the other reference design cards out there, POV has included the recently released game Assassin's Creed. Buyers of their card get this successful game at no additional cost. The GTX 280 Assassin's Creed Edition costs $649, just like all the other GTX 280 cards released today.
For reference, see our other GTX 280 review: Zotac GTX 280 Amp! Edition
Radeon HD 3850 | Radeon HD 3870 | GeForce 9600 GT | GeForce 8800 GT | GeForce 8800 GTS | GeForce 8800 GTX | GeForce 8800 Ultra | GeForce GTX 260 | GeForce GTX 280 | |
Shader units | 320 | 320 | 64 | 112 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 192 | 240 |
ROPs | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 32 |
GPU | RV670 | RV670 | G94 | G92 | G92 | G80 | G80 | GT200 | GT200 |
Transistors | 666M | 666M | 505M | 754M | 754M | 681M | 681M | 1400M | 1400M |
Memory Size | 256 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 768 MB | 768 MB | 896 MB | 1024 MB |
Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 448 bit | 512 bit |
Core Clock | 670 MHz | 777 MHz | 650 MHz | 600 MHz | 650 MHz | 575 MHz | 612 MHz | 576 MHz | 602 MHz |
Memory Clock | 828 MHz | 1126 MHz | 900 MHz | 900 MHz | 970 MHz | 900 MHz | 1080 MHz | 999 MHz | 1107 MHz |
Price | $120 | $150 | $140 | $160 | $210 | $390 | $520 | $449 | $649 |