NVIDIA GT200 tackles gaming, Folding, Transcoding

news · June 16, 2008

NVIDIA is launching a new product line today known as GT200. A pair of

retail products based on this architecture are being released called the

GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 and at first glance appear to be nothing more

than another entry into the gaming graphics market. And while they are

impressive specimens for gaming GPUs, there is another side to the

technology that NVIDIA is pushing just as hard: highly parallel processing

power for general purpose computing. After taking a look at gaming

performance with the two new GPUs, PC Perspective spent some time

detailing the CUDA-based HPC benefits

for consumers including an updated Folding ( -at -) Home client and video

transcoding nearly five times faster than quad-core CPUs.

URLs:

GeForce GTX Gaming review:

GeForce GT200 Folding ( -at -) Home and Transcoding:

Quote: "NVIDIA’s GT200 is a big, powerful processor that is capable of

handing out the best gaming performances we have seen, ever. The GeForce

GTX 280 1GB card is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to pushing the

top gaming titles to super HD resolutions like 2560x1600 and is able to

best both NVIDIA’s and AMD’s previous flagship dual-GPU cards. Just be

prepared to pay top dollar for those bragging rights and performance

gains. The GeForce GTX 260 896MB is a much more price conscious card that

is still a fantastic performer when compared to its direct competition in

the market."

Thanks for a post!

Ryan Shrout

PC Perspective

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