Nvidia GTX 275
Posted by Robert Dow, Alex Garovi, and Jon Peddie on May 15th 2009 | Comments Closed
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Figure 8: Pmark for Nvidia GTX 275 and ATI AIBs
Figure 9: Performance comparison of Nvidia GTX 275 to ATI AIBs
Figure 10: Performance per power consumption of Nvidia GTX 275 and ATI AIBs
Figure 11: Performance per price of Nvidia GTX 275 and ATI AIBs
The Nvidia GTX 275 is a gap filler for Nvidia designed to offer a SKU at every price point. It’s basically a scaled down 285 with 240 processors and a lower clock speed of 633 MHz (down from 648 MHz) less memory 896 MB (down from 1 GB), the memory clock is dropped to 1134 MHz (down from 1242 MHz), and the price is $240 (down from $350 for the GTX 285.) The comparison is shown in Table 2.
| 275 | 285 | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPU Clk | 633 | 648 | -2.4% |
| Mem Clk | 1134 | 1242 | -9.5% |
| Mem | 896 | 1000 | -11.6% |
| Price | 240 | 350 | -45.8% |
| Average | -17.3% |
Table 2: Comparison between GTX 275 and GTX 285
So the clocks and memory are turned down a little, and the price a lot – a whopping 45% which would make it silly for anyone to but a 285 – Nvidia’s resellers must love that – keep your eye on 285 prices – can you spell fire sale?
We got our friends at eVGA to loan us a GTX 275 and put it through its paces comparing it to a less expensive and more expensive ATI AIBs.. We tested it on a Intel Nehalem Core i7 Extreme, and we got the results shown in Figure 8 to Figure 10.
As the chart shows the GTX 275 is pretty well matched with the ATI HD 4890; that’s certainly no accident and explains the massive price cut from the GTX 285.
The following three charts show the component tests to arrive at the Pmark.
On a performance per dollar the Nvidia GTX 275 has the lead, and when you compare just the prices: $245 for the GTX 275 vs. $450 for the HD 4870x2, it’s a no brainer to pick the GTX – the HD 4890 however is a better match.
What do we think?
The Nvidia GTX 275 is a great deal if you were considering a GTX 285 and just didn’t have the extra $100. However, for $5 less you can get a board that has a better Pmark, but not the raw performance of the GTX 275 - and let’s face it, gamers probably don’t worry too much about the environment or power efficiency so the GTX will be the winner.
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Dr. Jon Peddie is a pioneer of the graphics industry, starting his career in computer graphics in 1962. After the successful launch of several graphics manufacturing companies, Peddie began Jon Peddie Associates in 1984 to provide comprehensive data, information and management expertise to the computer graphics industry. With those same goals in mind, he left JPA to form Jon Peddie Research in 2001 to provide a more customer intimate environment for clients, and to further explore the business of multimedia. Peddie lectures at numerous conferences on topics pertaining to graphics technology and the emerging trends in digital media technology. Recently named one of the most influential industry analysts, he is frequently quoted in trade and business publications, and contributes articles to numerous publications including as well as appearing on CNN and TechTV, and a contributor to Advances in Modeling, Animation, and Rendering. Peddie is also the author of several books including Graphics User Interfaces and Graphics Standards, High Resolution Graphics Display Systems, and Multimedia and Graphics Controllers. Jon Peddie is recognized as one of the leading analysts in the country by AdWeek Magazine.
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