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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Price $ 649.0
Year 2008
Maximum Recorded Temperature C
Max Fan Noise dB
Recommended Power Supply W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i3-12300 ($143)
CPU Impact on FPS + 3.6 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % + 20.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Medium Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 65.9 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 43.6 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 38.0 FPS
Average 4K Performance 28.5 FPS
Memory GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 28.5
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 46.7
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 55.0
4K Cost Per Frame $ 77.3
Series GTX 280
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Overall Combination Score 50/100 Acceptable
Compare GTX 280 Variants Performance in Medium Quality

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
37.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
31.9 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
31.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
30.5 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
27.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
27.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 $ 649
30.2 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
23.8 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
21.7 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
21.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
21.3 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
17.9 FPS

The GTX 280 sits between the HD 6850 and the GTX 260 Core 216, falling slower than HD 6850 by 5.7% and faster than GTX 260 Core 216 by 8.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
37.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
31.9 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
31.1 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
30.5 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
27.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
27.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 $ 649
30.2 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
23.8 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
21.7 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
21.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
21.3 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
17.9 FPS

The GTX 280 sits between the HD 6850 and the GTX 260 Core 216, falling slower than HD 6850 by 5.7% and faster than GTX 260 Core 216 by 8.7%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Medium Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $ 499
85.3 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
72.7 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 $ 349
70.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
69.2 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 $ 359
63.3 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
62.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 $ 649
68.5 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 $ 299
54.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
49.9 FPS
2008 ATI Radeon HD 4870 $ 299
49.3 FPS
2008 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 $ 449
48.8 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
41.5 FPS

The GTX 280 sits between the HD 6850 and the GTX 260 Core 216, falling slower than HD 6850 by 5.4% and faster than GTX 260 Core 216 by 9.2%. It has an average relative performance against every graphics card here.

Game Performance at Medium Quality settings

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
45
50.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
33
37.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
29
32.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
23
26.4
2023 Forspoken
26
29.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
21
23.8
2023 Dead Space
33
37.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
38
42.6
2023 Armored Core VI
38
42.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
19
21.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
35
39.1
2023 Remnant II
21
23.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
27
30.5
2023 Atomic Heart
27
30.5
2023 Starfield
14
16.7
2022 Elden Ring
33
37.4
2022 God of War
32
35.8
2022 Overwatch 2
54
60.1
2022 F1 22
39
43.4
2022 Dying Light 2
36
41.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
36
41.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
56
62.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
42
47.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
32
36.1
2021 Halo Infinite
25
28.8
2021 Battlefield 2042
43
48.3
2021 Hitman 3
47
52.9
2021 Far Cry 6
44
49.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
48
53.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
48
53.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
27
30.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
18
21.0
2020 Valorant
92
102.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
42
47.5
2020 Death Stranding
48
53.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
33
37.4
2020 Godfall
47
52.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
27
30.2
2019 Apex Legends
56
62.8
2019 Anthem
39
43.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
53
59.9
2019 Resident Evil 2
62
69.2
2019 Metro Exodus
31
35.3
2019 World War Z
52
58.6
2019 Gears of War 5
43
48.3
2019 F1 2019
52
58.1
2019 GreedFall
48
53.4
2019 Borderlands 3
35
39.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
61
68.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
27
30.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
40
45.2
2018 Just Cause 4
43
47.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
45
50.9
2018 Strange Brigade
64
71.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
56
62.8
2017 For Honor
71
79.7
2017 Project CARS 2
53
59.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
63
70.2
2016 Dishonored 2
41
46.0
2015 Rocket League
168
187.5
2015 Need For Speed
60
66.9
2015 Project CARS
58
64.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
95
105.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
125
139.4
2011 Portal 2
207
230.8
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
90
100.1
2010 Starcraft II
110
122.3
2009 League of Legends
204
227.5
2008 Crysis: Warhead
65
72.7

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
36.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
21
26.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
19
24.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
15
19.2
2023 Forspoken
15
19.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
13
16.7
2023 Dead Space
19
24.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
26
33.3
2023 Armored Core VI
26
33.3
2023 Immortals of Aveum
12
15.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
21
26.4
2023 Remnant II
12
15.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
17
22.3
2023 Atomic Heart
17
21.3
2023 Starfield
11
14.1
2022 Elden Ring
23
28.8
2022 God of War
23
29.3
2022 Overwatch 2
39
49.3
2022 F1 22
21
26.4
2022 Dying Light 2
21
26.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
28.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
34
43.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
24
30.5
2021 Forza Horizon 5
23
29.6
2021 Halo Infinite
19
24.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
25
31.9
2021 Hitman 3
29
36.9
2021 Far Cry 6
29
36.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
29
37.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
28
35.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
24.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
13
17.3
2020 Valorant
65
81.5
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
28
36.1
2020 Death Stranding
32
40.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
20
26.1
2020 Godfall
27
34.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
21
26.4
2019 Apex Legends
36
45.7
2019 Anthem
26
33.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
36
45.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
36
46.2
2019 Metro Exodus
21
26.4
2019 World War Z
33
42.0
2019 Gears of War 5
27
34.1
2019 F1 2019
32
40.4
2019 GreedFall
30
37.7
2019 Borderlands 3
21
27.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
38
48.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
19
24.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
27
34.1
2018 Just Cause 4
27
34.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
28
35.3
2018 Strange Brigade
39
49.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
35
44.7
2017 For Honor
38
47.5
2017 Project CARS 2
33
41.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
48
60.1
2016 Dishonored 2
29
37.4
2015 Rocket League
71
89.1
2015 Need For Speed
40
50.4
2015 Project CARS
38
48.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
55
69.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
90
112.5
2009 League of Legends
107
134.6

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
30
39.6
2019 Anthem
21
28.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
28
37.7
2019 Resident Evil 2
28
38.0
2019 Metro Exodus
17
23.2
2019 World War Z
27
36.1
2019 Gears of War 5
22
30.2
2019 F1 2019
27
36.1
2019 GreedFall
22
29.6
2019 Borderlands 3
17
22.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
32
42.3
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
16
21.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
30.2
2018 Just Cause 4
21
28.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
21
28.8
2018 Strange Brigade
31
41.8
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
30
40.7
2017 For Honor
29
39.1
2017 Project CARS 2
30
40.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
44
58.9
2016 Dishonored 2
27
36.1
2015 Rocket League
54
72.3
2015 Need For Speed
34
45.5
2015 Project CARS
33
43.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
42
55.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
85
113.1
2009 League of Legends
80
106.1

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
19
27.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
12
17.9
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
17.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
7
10.7
2023 Forspoken
6
10.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
8.9
2023 Dead Space
7
10.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
13
19.8
2023 Armored Core VI
13
19.8
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
7.5
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
15.4
2023 Remnant II
5
8.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
11.7
2023 Atomic Heart
9
14.1
2023 Starfield
6
10.0
2022 Elden Ring
12
17.3
2022 God of War
16
23.2
2022 Overwatch 2
26
38.5
2022 F1 22
13
19.8
2022 Dying Light 2
13
19.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
15
21.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
22
31.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
13
19.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
23.5
2021 Halo Infinite
12
17.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
21.3
2021 Hitman 3
16
24.1
2021 Far Cry 6
14
21.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
15
21.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
16
24.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
12
17.3
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
14.1
2020 Valorant
50
71.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
14
20.7
2020 Death Stranding
18
25.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
14.7
2020 Godfall
12
18.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
12
18.2
2019 Apex Legends
20
29.1
2019 Anthem
13
19.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
25.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
17
25.0
2019 Metro Exodus
12
17.3
2019 World War Z
18
25.8
2019 Gears of War 5
16
22.9
2019 F1 2019
19
27.3
2019 GreedFall
12
17.3
2019 Borderlands 3
10
15.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
31.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
11
16.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
16
22.9
2018 Just Cause 4
13
19.5
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
18.6
2018 Strange Brigade
20
29.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
32.2
2017 For Honor
18
25.8
2017 Project CARS 2
24
35.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
35
51.1
2016 Dishonored 2
21
30.5
2015 Rocket League
32
46.8
2015 Need For Speed
24
35.3
2015 Project CARS
24
35.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
25
35.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
71
101.8
2009 League of Legends
44
63.0
GTX 280 with Core i3-12300 at 1080p and Medium Quality settings
GTX 280 with Core i3-12300 at 1440p and Medium Quality settings
GTX 280 with Core i3-12300 at 4K and Medium Quality settings

GTX 280 Specifications

GTX 280 Board Design

Board NumberP651
Length10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x S-Video
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP236 W

GTX 280 Clock Speeds

GPU Clock602 MHz
Memory Clock1107 MHz 2214 MHz effective
Shader Clock1296 MHz

GTX 280 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 200
Launch Price649 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateJun 16th, 2008

GTX 280 Graphics Features

CUDA1.3
DirectX10
OpenCL1.1
OpenGL3.3
Shader Model4
VulkanN/A

GTX 280 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureTesla 2.0
Die Size576 mm²
GPU NameGT200
GPU VariantG200-302-A2
Process Size65 nm
Transistors1,400 million

GTX 280 Memory

Bandwidth141.7 GB/s
Memory Bus512 bit
Memory Size1024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR3

GTX 280 Render Config

ROPs32
SM Count10
Shading Units240
TMUs80

GTX 280 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance622.1 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance77.76 GFLOPS (1:8)
Pixel Rate19.26 GPixel/s
Texture Rate48.16 GTexel/s

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