ZOTAC GeForce GTX 280 1GB AMP Video Card
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
Zotac
Jul. 15, 2008
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DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1440x900
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Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Diamond HD 4870
Zotac GTX 280
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Half-Life 2 Episode 2 @ 1680x1050
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Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
0
FPS (higher is better)
160

Quake Wars @ 1440x900
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Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
Quake Wars @ 1680x1050
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Zotac GTX 280
PNY 9800 GTX
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
0
FPS (higher is better)
200

3DMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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3DMarks |
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Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
PNY 9800 GTX
0
Score (higher is better)
10000

3DMark06 @ 1280x1024
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3DMarks |
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Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
PowerColor HD 4850
0
Score (higher is better)
16000

PCMark Vantage @ 1280x1024
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Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
PowerColor HD 4850
0
Score (higher is better)
8000
Diamond HD 4870
PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
PowerColor HD 4850
0
Score (higher is better)
8000

Vista Experience
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
0
Score (higher is better)
10
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Aero Graphics |
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Gaming Graphics |
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PNY 9800 GTX
Zotac GTX 280
Diamond HD 4870
PowerColor HD 4850
0
Score (higher is better)
10
Performance Notes
There isn't going to be a DX9 game that can slow down the GTX 280.
Synthetics, however, are misleading. Although these aren't the nefarious physics-cheating drivers, 3DMark Vantage has shown a falsely high score. But whatever, it's a synthetic test. Would you believe that this card scores a 5.9 Vista Gaming subscore? How cool is that!
1 - Posted by
aireiq
on July 16, 2008 - 10:28 pm
> The enameled carapace is flanged and enameled...
I guess they call that truth in advertising....
2 - Posted by
Blackened
on July 17, 2008 - 12:39 pm
As of the publishing of this article you can find the GTX280 for roughly $470. At $600 this card is too expensive, but at the current price this card is a beast.
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