# GeForce GTX 280

> NVIDIA · Tesla

Discontinued

Canonical: https://gpuninja.com/chips/geforce-gtx-280
Data as of: 2026-10-11T10:41:40Z
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> **Discontinued.** Discontinued on 12 Mar 2014. This page is a preserved snapshot of the last recorded specs, prices and benchmark results.

- Specs verified: between 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC and 11 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC

## Specifications

- Vendor: NVIDIA (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Architecture: Tesla (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Die: GT200 (Verified · source pci-ids.ucw.cz · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:45 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Process: TSMC 65 nm (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Shader cores: 240 (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Tensor cores: None
- RT cores: None
- Memory bus: 512-bit (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Max VRAM: 2 GB (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Reference boost clock: 602 MHz (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Reference TDP: 236 W (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Host interface: PCIe 2.0 x16 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 10:06 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC)
- Launch MSRP: $649 (Verified · source techgage.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:47 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Launch date: 16 Jun 2008 (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Segment: Consumer (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- PCI IDs: 10de:05e1 (Verified · source download.nvidia.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:43 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)
- Status: Discontinued on 12 Mar 2014 (Verified · source legitreviews.com · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 05:48 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC)

## Performance

- Memory bandwidth: 141.7 GB/s (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 10:06 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC)
- FP32 compute: 0.62 TFLOPS (Verified · source en.wikipedia.org · retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 10:07 UTC · checked 11 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC)
- FP16 compute: Not supported
- BF16 compute: Not supported
- FP8 compute: Not supported
- FP4 compute: Not supported
- INT8 compute: Not supported

## Boards built on this chip

Board, Chip, VRAM, TDP, Length, Slots, Price, Stock

No boards recorded for this chip.

## Benchmarks

No benchmark results recorded.

## Sources

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_200_series — Vendor, Architecture, Max VRAM, Reference TDP, Host interface, Segment, Memory bandwidth; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC
- https://pci-ids.ucw.cz/read/PC/10de — Die; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units — Process, Launch date, FP32 compute; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 10:41 UTC
- https://techgage.com/article/palit_geforce_gtx_280_1gb/ — Shader cores, Memory bus, Reference boost clock, Launch MSRP; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC
- https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/340.108/README/supportedchips.html — PCI IDs; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC
- https://www.legitreviews.com/?p=137467 — Status; last verified 11 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC