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Danjamins   10-16-2008 at 03:23:56 AM

Hi, I just have a few quick questions on the nVidia 260 and 280 gpu's.

Are they single or dual gpu?

What are these "processing cores?"

Can anyone link me to information on these cards that will explain what means what? I'm very confused.

Thanks!

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hairycat101   10-16-2008 at 03:45:44 AM
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Processing cores refererse to how many cores they can have... The more the better... yes, it is that simple. That is why the special editions of the 260 with extra stream processors are more expensive.

Each of these is a single gpu. You would need an SLI MoBo to go duel with either. BTW, these could also go tripple SLI on the right MoBo.

I wouldnt consider the 280, myself. It is faster then the 260 but not enough to justify half the price difference. The 260 is likely to take you at least another 18 months before it even starts to look outdated.

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ghmage   10-16-2008 at 03:47:27 AM
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The 260 and 280 are single GPU cards. However, each GPU has multiple pathways or stream processors which allow parallel processing. In short, a single GPU can process many tasks at the same time instead of waiting for a prior task to finish before starting or queueing another task.

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Danjamins   10-16-2008 at 03:54:19 AM
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Oooh thank you very much!

This matter was confusing me for a while.

It's all cleared up now, yes it makes sense :)

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