NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is a graphics card released on June 16, 2008 using a 65 nm process. It has 240 shading units, 1 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 512-bit bus, 141.7 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 602 MHz and a 236 W board power rating. It scores 1,294 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Depth: 37 recorded fields, 2 PassMark workloads
Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.
Performance
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 scores 1,294 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 59.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #1,253), measured across 457 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 54.
PassMark workload tests
In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 averages DirectX 9 26 fps and DirectX 10 8 fps, across 457 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.
As stated by PassMark
PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 states the PCIe 2.0 x16 interface, up to 1 GB of memory, a core clock of 602 MHz, DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3, first benchmarked on 2012-08-18. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.
Not to be confused with
This page covers the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 specifically. It is a different product from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M, which have their own specifications. Check the exact model name before comparing figures.
Graphics processor
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 uses the G200-300-A2 graphics processor, is manufactured on a 65 nm process, contains 1,400 million transistors and has a die size of 576 mm².
Shader configuration
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 has 240 shading units, 80 texture mapping units and 32 render output units.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 does not use XMX engines; those are specific to Intel Arc graphics. Infinity Cache is an AMD architectural feature and does not apply to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280. Feex has no recorded ray tracing core count for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280.
Clock speeds
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 runs at a base clock of 602 MHz.
Memory
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is equipped with 1 GB of GDDR3 memory, uses a 512-bit memory bus and delivers 141.7 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
Board and power
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 has a board power rating of 236 W and it connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
Market
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 was released on June 16, 2008 and launched at a price of $649.
Benchmarks
Graphics and compute APIs
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 supports DirectX 10 and OpenGL 3.3.
Feex has no recorded CUDA compute capability for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280. Feex has no recorded Vulkan version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280. Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280.
Naming and aliases
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 (Prerelease - WDDM 1.1).
Frequently asked questions
How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 have?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 has 1 GB of GDDR3 memory on a 512-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 141.7 GB/s.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 use and what power supply does it need?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 has a board power rating of 236 W.
How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 scores 1,294 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 59.3% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #1,253.
What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 use?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 connects over PCIe 2.0 x16.
When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 released and how much did it cost at launch?
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 was released on June 16, 2008 and launched at a price of $649.
Similar performance
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