Asus
ENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G
SPECIFICATIONS
Model
Brand Asus
ModelENGTX280 TOP/HTDP/1G
Interface
InterfacePCI-E 2.0
Chipset
ChipsetNVIDIA
ModelGeForce GTX 280
Core clock670 MHz
Memory
Memory typeDDR3
Memory size1024 MB
Memory interface512-bit
Memory clock2430 MHz
Ports
Main portsDVIx2
Tv-outS-Video, HDTV
HdmiNo
General
DirectXDirectX 10.0
OpenGLOpenGL 3.2
Ramdac400 MHz
Max resolution2560x1600@85Hz
Sli/CrossfireYes
Cooleractive
Cooler extranone
Dual linkYes
HdcpYes
External powerYes
Cuda supportYes
PhysX supportYes
Power consumption236 W
BENCHMARKS
3DMark scores
3DMark06 v1.1.0 3DMark Score
46202
3DMark (1280x1024, Default Quality)
3DMark06 v1.1.0 HDR/SM3.0 Score
24252
HDR-R/SM3.0 Benchmark (1280x1024, Default Quality)
3DMark06 v1.1.0 SM2.0 Score
21023
SM2.0 Benchmark (1280x1024, Default Quality)
Game benchmarks represented in Game Experience Index
0%
100%
200%
500%
1000%
Assassins Creed

227%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

223%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

222%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

178%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, Game AF, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

175%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, Game AF, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

171%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, Game AF, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

614%

Shock and Awe (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

533%

Shock and Awe (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

462%

Shock and Awe (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

482%

Shock and Awe (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

422%

Shock and Awe (1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

368%

Shock and Awe (1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, max. Quality)
Crysis

127%

Contact (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Crysis

124%

Contact (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Crysis

112%

Contact (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Crysis

107%

Contact (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Crysis
93%
Contact (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Crysis
84%
Contact (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Crysis

114%

Contact (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Crysis

104%

Contact (1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Crysis
89%
Contact (1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Crysis
92%
Contact (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Crysis
72%
Contact (1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Crysis
58%
Contact (1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

295%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

292%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

290%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

295%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

292%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

290%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

369%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

354%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

353%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

372%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

354%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

352%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Mass Effect

334%

Virmire (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

331%

Virmire (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

321%

Virmire (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

322%

Virmire (1280x1024, 4xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

305%

Virmire (1680x1050, 4xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

223%

Virmire (1920x1200, 4xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

333%

Virmire (1280x1024, 8xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

295%

Virmire (1680x1050, 8xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

216%

Virmire (1920x1200, 8xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2

114%

Freeflight (1280x1024, 0xAA, Bilinear, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2

113%

Freeflight (1680x1050, 0xAA, Bilinear, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2

107%

Freeflight (1920x1200, 0xAA, Bilinear, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2

116%

Freeflight (1280x1024, Game AA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2

113%

Freeflight (1680x1050, Game AA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2

112%

Freeflight (1920x1200, Game AA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
World in Conflict

174%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

181%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

167%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

151%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, 4xAF, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

129%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, 4xAF, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

117%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, 4xAF, Very High Quality)
0%
100%
200%
500%
1000%
BENCHMARKS in SLI mode
3DMark scores
3DMark06 v1.1.0 3DMark Score
46598
3DMark (1280x1024, Default Quality)
3DMark06 v1.1.0 HDR/SM3.0 Score
27316
HDR-R/SM3.0 Benchmark (1280x1024, Default Quality)
3DMark06 v1.1.0 SM2.0 Score
19832
SM2.0 Benchmark (1280x1024, Default Quality)
Game benchmarks represented in Game Experience Index
0%
100%
200%
500%
1000%
Assassins Creed

209%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

207%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

206%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

168%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, Game AF, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

170%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, Game AF, max. Quality)
Assassins Creed

164%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, Game AF, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

527%

Shock and Awe (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

517%

Shock and Awe (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

496%

Shock and Awe (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

499%

Shock and Awe (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

483%

Shock and Awe (1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, max. Quality)
Call of Duty 4

485%

Shock and Awe (1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, max. Quality)
Crysis

113%

Contact (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Crysis

107%

Contact (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Crysis

106%

Contact (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Crysis
98%
Contact (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Crysis
89%
Contact (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Crysis
88%
Contact (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Crysis

103%

Contact (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Crysis

100%

Contact (1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Crysis
98%
Contact (1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Crysis
90%
Contact (1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Crysis
81%
Contact (1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Crysis
80%
Contact (1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

266%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

264%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

265%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

261%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

268%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

263%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

293%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

279%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

277%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, 8xAF, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

296%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

281%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Half Life 2 Episode 2

283%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
Mass Effect

281%

Virmire (1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

276%

Virmire (1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

274%

Virmire (1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

279%

Virmire (1280x1024, 4xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

273%

Virmire (1680x1050, 4xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

269%

Virmire (1920x1200, 4xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

277%

Virmire (1280x1024, 8xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

270%

Virmire (1680x1050, 8xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Mass Effect

266%

Virmire (1920x1200, 8xAA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
93%
Freeflight (1280x1024, 0xAA, Bilinear, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
93%
Freeflight (1680x1050, 0xAA, Bilinear, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
93%
Freeflight (1920x1200, 0xAA, Bilinear, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
96%
Freeflight (1280x1024, Game AA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
95%
Freeflight (1680x1050, Game AA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
95%
Freeflight (1920x1200, Game AA, Game AF, Ultra Quality)
World in Conflict

154%

(1280x1024, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

161%

(1680x1050, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

163%

(1920x1200, 0xAA, Trilinear, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

154%

(1280x1024, 4xAA, 4xAF, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

161%

(1680x1050, 4xAA, 4xAF, Very High Quality)
World in Conflict

163%

(1920x1200, 4xAA, 4xAF, Very High Quality)
0%
100%
200%
500%
1000%
GRAPHICS CARD REVIEW
ASUS ENGTX280 TOP has 7-phase power unit, regulated by Volterra VT1165MF control chip. Part of power unit assined for stability of memory chips is controlled by Richtek RT9259A, and it is powered directly from PCI Express x16 slot. GPU and other chips are powered from one 6-pin and 8-pin connectors. A2 revision of GT200 core has all 240 unified shader units, 32 ROP subsystems and 80 texture fetching units. This graphics card comes with two Dual-Link DVI-I ports and one 7-pin YPbPr S-Video connector. Package contains DVI-HDMI adapter and S/PDIF audio connector.

There are 2 MIO connectors for SLI systems, which means that this graphics card can be connected into SLI or triple SLI systems. Recommended power supply is 1250W. GPU and memory are kept cool by redesigned and more massive cooler, already seen on GeForce 8800 GTX graphics cards. The heat spreader is located on the back of the card. Heat pipes go through a well polished copper part of the cooler placed on GT200 core. Heat pipes system is assigned for heat distribution through the rest of the cooling system, which is made of aluminium. Between GPU and the cooler there is a thin covering of, unusually dark, thermal paste. Memory and NVIO2 chips and some parts of the power unit are cooled by a specially profiled aluminium parts. Between them and cooler there are thermal-pads. Famous Delta Fan ventilator keeps this thing cooled, like in two previous generations, but it seems that this one is somewhat better in quality, because it has a triple bearing system which can guarantee less noise while working.

The memory used in this graphics card comes from Hynix (H5RS5223CFR-N2C) 1200 MHz (2400 MHz DDR), one of the fastest GDDR3 memory there is.
The cooler produces very little noise while the card is in passive mode, and in 3D mode noise is little higher but still tolerable. Still we can say that overclocked ENGTX280 TOP is too hot card, GPU temp. tends to go up to 95 degrees, which is very close to Throttling (105 degrees).

ASUS ENGTX280 TOP graphics card is very well supported by new version of drivers from ForceWare team. This is one of the fastest Single GPU graphics card on market today. With new drivers and less problems with playing new games, low noise and very good quality, any NVIDIA lover would like to have this card.

XGCDB Team
FACEBOOK COMMENTS
0 COMMENTS
ADD A COMMENT
Name:
Comment:
Captcha:sixteen - = seven