Asustek Computer has introduced overclocked graphics cards based on Nvidia's latest GeForce GTX 280 and 260 GPUs.
The Asustek ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G graphics card boosts the core, shader, and memory clock performance up from 600MHz to 670MHz, 1300MHz to 1460MHz and 1100MHz to 1215MHz, respectively. The performance boosts help raise the graphics card's 3DMark Vantage Extreme Preset score from 4877 to 5440, an improvement of 12% in speed compared to reference designed board, claimed Asustek.
The Asustek ENGTX200 series graphics cards also feature a 50% performance boost over the previous generations graphics cards, the company claimed.
| Asustek: GeForce GTX 200-series graphics card specifications | |||||
| Model | ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G | ENGTX280/G/HTDP/1G | ENGTX280/HTDP/1G | ENGTX260/G/HTDP/896M | ENGTX260/HTDP/896M |
| Graphics Engine | GeForce GTX 280 | GeForce GTX 280 | GeForce GTX 260 | GeForce GTX 260 | GeForce GTX 260 |
| Video Memory | 1GB DDR3 | 1GB DDR3 | 1GB DDR3 | 896MB DDR3 | 896MB DDR3 |
| Engine Clock | 670MHz | 600MHz | 600MHz | 576MHz | 576MHz |
| Shader Clock | 1460MHz | 1300MHz | 1300MHz | 1242MHz | 1242MHz |
| Memory Clock | 2.43GHz (1215MHz DDR3) | 2.2GHz (1100MHz DDR3) | 2.2GHz (1100MHz DDR3) | 1.998GHz (999MHz DDR3) | 1.998GHz (999MHz DDR3) |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit | 512-bit | 512-bit | 448-bit | 448-bit |
| DVI Max. Resolution | 2560×1600 | 2560×1600 | 2560×1600 | 2560×1600 | 2560×1600 |
| Bus Standard | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 2.0 | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DVI Output | DVI-I | DVI-I | DVI-I | DVI-I | DVI-I |
| HDCP compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| D-Sub Output | Yes, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor | Yes, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor | Yes, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor | Yes, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor | Yes, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
| HDTV Output | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable |
| TV Output | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable | YES, via HDTV Out cable |
| Adaptor/Cable Bundled | DVI-to-D-Sub adapter | DVI-to-D-Sub adapter | DVI-to-D-Sub adapter | DVI-to-D-Sub adapter | DVI-to-D-Sub adapter |
| Software Bundled | ASUS Utilities & Driver | ASUS Utilities & Driver | ASUS Utilities & Driver | ASUS Utilities & Driver | ASUS Utilities & Driver |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, June 2008
Asustek ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G graphics card
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