AMD Caicos
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
AMD Caicos
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between AMD Caicos  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280.

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Place in performance rating
596
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Value for money (0-100)
2.27
TeraScale 2
Architecture
Tesla 2.0
Caicos
Code name
GT200
Desktop
Type
Desktop
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Release date
16 June 2008 (13 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$649
$10.38
Price now
$67 (0.1x MSRP)
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Value for money
0.48
Caicos
GPU code name
GT200
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between AMD Caicos  vs  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

160
Pipelines
240
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Core clock speed
602 MHz
370 million
Transistor count
1,400 million
40 nm
Manufacturing process technology
65 nm
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Power consumption (TDP)
236 Watt
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Texture fill rate
48.2 billion/sec
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Floating-point performance
622.1 gflops
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Maximum GPU temperature
105 °C
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CUDA cores
240
160
Pipelines / CUDA cores
240
370 million
Number of transistors
1,400 million
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Thermal design power (TDP)
236 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards AMD Caicos and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

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Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
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Length
10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
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Supplementary power connectors
6-pin & 8-pin
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SLI options
+
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Height
4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between AMD Caicos vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280.

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Memory type
GDDR3
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Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
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Memory bus width
512 Bit
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Memory clock speed
1107 MHz
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Memory bandwidth
141.7 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between AMD Caicos vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280.

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Display Connectors
HDTVDual Link DVI
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Multi monitor support
+
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Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
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Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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3D Vision
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CUDA
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API support

The confrontation between the two contenders AMD Caicos and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

11.2 (11_0)
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
4.4
OpenGL
2.1

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for AMD Caicos and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the AMD Caicos or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) AMD Caicos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Death Stranding (2020) AMD Caicos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
F1 2020 (2020) AMD Caicos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Gears Tactics (2020) AMD Caicos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Doom Eternal (2020) AMD Caicos
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of AMD Caicos

Cheaper ($10.38 vs $67 (0.1x MSRP))

Finer manufacturing process technology (40 nm vs 65 nm)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

5.82% faster in synthetic tests

More pipelines (240 vs 160)

So, AMD Caicos or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 .

AMD Caicos versus NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

Passmark

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User rating

5.0 Out of 1 Hitesti Score
3.6 Out of 7 Hitesti Score