Articles Posted in the " GTX 280 " Category

  • An Upgraders Guide – from 8800-GTX to GTX 650 Ti BOOST (Pt. 2)

    Last week, Nvidia released its “sweet-spot” $169 GeForce GTX 550 Ti BOOST 2GB based on its “GK106″ 28nm Kepler DX11.1 architecture.  Nvidia’s partners have also begin shipping a $149 1GB GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST to compete on price directly with the 1GB HD 7790. We evaluated the GTX 650 Ti BOOST’s performance in our Preview where [...]


  • Debunking the 100X GPU vs. CPU Myth – really?

    Debunking the 100X GPU vs. CPU Myth – really?

    At the International Symposium on Computer Architecture in Saint-Malo, France, Intel presented a technical paper where they showed that application kernels run up to 2.5 times faster overall on a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 as compared with an Intel Core i7 960. The .pdf which can be downloaded from the above link is very technical [...]


  • Nvidia Counters Radeon HD 4890 with GeForce GTX 275?

    Nvidia Counters Radeon HD 4890 with GeForce GTX 275?

    We have learned that the proposed competition from Nvidia to counter ATI’s Radeon HD 4890, may likely come in the form of the GeForce GTX 275. Both products are slated for a showdown release and rumour has it that they will be launched on the same day. The leaked date is April 6th. There haven’t [...]