Graphic cards

GeForce GTX 280

About NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is graphic card manufactured by NVIDIA and launched in Q3 2012 . It's using PCIe 2.0 x16 bus type. It has core clock of 602 MHz and 1024 MB (1GB) of memory . It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3 . This graphic card is used in Desktop devices and can consume up to 236 watts of power .

Component specifications

Desktop
Used in

NVIDIA
Factory

PCIe 2.0 x16
Motherboard Bus

Q3 2012
Launched

1024 MB
Memory

602 MHz
Core Clock

DirectX 10
DirectX

OpenGL 3.3
OpenGL

236 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP)

Overall Score 18312

Benchmark Score 3353

2D Benchmark Score 61.9

Future Proof 21%

Component performance

8.5 FPS
Average DirectX performance

26.1 FPS
DirectX 9 performance

7.9 FPS
DirectX 10 performance

0 FPS
DirectX 11 performance

0 FPS
DirectX 12 performance

0 operations/s
Graphic card computing

Compatible processors

Processors that best works with GeForce GTX 280 on 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution in general tasks.

	Pentium E5200	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5200B	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3200	Desktop Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5200+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E2220	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3400	Desktop Used in	Q1 2010 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5000B	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E4700	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E4600	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5200	Desktop Used in	Q4 2010 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	75 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5000	Desktop Used in	Q4 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6550	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium G620T	Desktop Used in	Q3 2011 Launched	LGA1155 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	35 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 7550	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2+ Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	95 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5400+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5600+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5400B	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E5300	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 6000+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3500	Desktop Used in	Q1 2011 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6600	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E2210	Desktop Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 4450e	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 FX-60	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	939 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	110 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 4450B	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2+ Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon II X2 260u	Desktop Used in	Q4 2010 Launched	AM3 Socket	1.8 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	25 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.8 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6320	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	1.9 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		1.9 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 4600+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium E2200	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E1400	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E4500	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6420	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Core2 Duo E6400	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5000+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 4850e	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 7450	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	AM2+ Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	95 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Celeron E3300	Desktop Used in	Q3 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.5 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.5 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 5800+	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched		3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Pentium D 960	Desktop Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	PLGA775 Socket	3.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	130 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		3.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 5050e	Desktop Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	AM2 Socket	2.6 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	45 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.6 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 3800+	Desktop Used in	Q2 2010 Launched	939 Socket	2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	89 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Athlon 64 X2 3600+	Desktop Used in	Q4 2008 Launched	AM2 Socket	2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 3050	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.1 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.1 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 5140	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA771 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 3065	Server Used in	Q2 2009 Launched	LGA775 Socket	2.3 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.3 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon	Server Used in	Q2 2009 Launched		3.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation

Bottleneck calculation		3.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	4 Threads
	Xeon 5150	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA771 Socket	2.7 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.7 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Opteron 180	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	939 Socket	2.4 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	110 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2.4 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon 5130	Server Used in	Q1 2009 Launched	LGA771 Socket	2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	65 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads
	Xeon E5503	Server Used in	Q2 2010 Launched	LGA1366 Socket	2 GHz Clock	2 Cores	Bottleneck calculation	80 W Thermal Design Power TDP

Bottleneck calculation		2 GHz Clock		2 Cores	2 Threads

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Average frames per second

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can run games with frames per second ranging from 31.0 FPS up to 93.8 FPS depending on game settings with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings this processor can achieve on average around 31.0 FPS .
On high settings this processor can achieve on average around 55.9 FPS .
On medium settings this processor can achieve on average around 67.0 FPS .
On low settings this processor can achieve on average around 93.8 FPS .

Grand Theft Auto V

Frames per second calculator

Game Grand Theft Auto V

Screen Resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p))

Graphic card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

Number of frames per second for NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 graphic card in Grand Theft Auto V game with 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution. When there isn't bottleneck in configuration, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can achieve from 23.1 FPS up to 108.3 FPS frames per second while running Grand Theft Auto V game on 1920 x 1080 (FHD (1080p)) resolution.

On ultra settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can achieve from 23.1 FPS up to 35.8 FPS , with average around 29.4 FPS .
On high settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can achieve from 41.6 FPS up to 64.4 FPS , with average around 52.9 FPS .
On medium settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can achieve from 49.9 FPS up to 77.3 FPS , with average around 63.5 FPS .
On low settings NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 can achieve from 69.8 FPS up to 108.3 FPS , with average around 88.9 FPS .

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Component specifications

Component performance

Compatible processors

Pentium E5200

Athlon 5200B

Celeron E3200

Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Pentium E2220

Celeron E3400

Athlon 5000B

Core2 Duo E4700

Core2 Duo E4600

Athlon 5200

Athlon 5000

Core2 Duo E6550

Pentium G620T

Athlon 7550

Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Athlon 5400B

Pentium E5300

Athlon 64 X2 6000+

Celeron E3500

Core2 Duo E6600

Pentium E2210

Athlon 4450e

Athlon 64 FX-60

Athlon 4450B

Athlon II X2 260u

Core2 Duo E6320

Athlon 64 X2 4600+

Pentium E2200

Celeron E1400

Core2 Duo E4500

Core2 Duo E6420

Core2 Duo E6400

Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Athlon 4850e

Athlon 7450

Celeron E3300

Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Pentium D 960

Athlon 5050e

Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Xeon 3050

Xeon 5140

Xeon 3065

Xeon

Xeon 5150

Opteron 180

Xeon 5130

Xeon E5503

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