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Leadtek WinFast GTX 280
Date: 2008-07-16 | Author: Gregg Gonsowski
Company: Leadtek
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INTRODUCTION
A few short weeks ago NVIDIA released to the masses a GPU that redfined high-end gaming. The GTX 260 and GTX 280 has taken gamers to new levels of performance that were out of reach only eight short months ago. Of course, this level of performance doesn't come cheap and many people have a hard time swallowing the cost of these cards that ranged anywhere from $400 USD all the way up to $650 USD. Thankfully in the past few days we have seen substantial price reductions bringing the GTX 280 within the reach of many more gamers. With 240 unified stream processors and a 512-bit wide memory bus there is a lot to like about this card. When a company like Leadtek jumps in and starts offering this card then that becomes the icing on the cake. With lots of accessories and a free game, Leadtek is positioning themselves to offer a top notch product with all the extras we've come to expect from the high end.
SPECIFICATIONS
| NVIDIA GTX280 GPU | |||
| Leadtek GTX280 | GTX280 | 9800GTX | |
| Fabrication Process | 65nm | 65nm | 65nm |
| Transistor Count | 1.4 Billion | 1.4 Billion | 754 Million |
| Core Clock Rate | 602 MHz | 602 MHz | 675 MHz |
| SP Clock Rate | 1,296 MHz | 1,296 MHz | 1,688 MHz |
| Streaming Processors | 240 | 240 | 128 |
| Memory Clock | 1,107 MHz (2,214 MHz) |
1,107 MHz (2,214 MHz) |
1100 MHz (2,200 MHz) |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit | 512-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Bandwidth | 141.7 GB/s | 141.7 GB/s | 70.4 GB/s |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB | 512 MB |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Texture Filtering Units | 80 | 80 | 64 |
| Texture Filtering Rate | 48.2 GigaTexels/sec | 48.2 GigaTexels/sec | 43.2 GigaTexels/sec |
| RAMDACs | 400 MHz | 400 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Bus Type | PCI-E 2.0 | PCI-E 2.0 | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Power Connectors | 1 x 8-pin & 1 x 6-pin | 1 x 8-pin & 1 x 6-pin | 2 x 6-pin |
| Max Board Power | 236 watts | 236 watts | 156 watts |
| GPU Thermal Threshold | 105º C | 105º C | 105º C |
| Recommended PSU | 550 watt (40A on 12v) | 550 watt (40A on 12v) | - |
The Leadtek Winfast GTX 280 is a reference designed card right down to the last megahert. For this article we will focus on what Leadtek brings to the table in terms of support and add-ons in addition to the performance of the card itself. For those who wish to read about the architectural changes that took place with the GTX 280 please click HERE.
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