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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCIe

Graphics Processor
NV37
Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
2
TMUs
4
ROPs
4
Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Bus Width
128 bit
GPU Chip
GPU
The Quadro NVS 280 PCIe was a professional graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on May 25th, 2004. Built on the 150 nm process, and based on the NV37 graphics processor, in its NV37 GL variant, the card supports DirectX 9.0a. Since Quadro NVS 280 PCIe does not support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12, it might not be able to run all the latest games. The NV37 graphics processor is a relatively small chip with a die area of only 91 mm² and 45 million transistors. It features 4 pixel shaders and 2 vertex shaders, 4 texture mapping units, and 4 ROPs. Due to the lack of unified shaders you will not be able to run recent games at all (which require unified shader/DX10+ support). NVIDIA has paired 64 MB DDR memory with the Quadro NVS 280 PCIe, which are connected using a 128-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 275 MHz, memory is running at 250 MHz.
Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCIe does not require any additional power connector, its power draw is rated at 13 W maximum. Display outputs include: 1x DMS-59. Quadro NVS 280 PCIe is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 1.0 x16 interface. The card measures 168 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
NV37
GPU Variant
NV37 GL
Architecture
Rankine
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
150 nm
Transistors
45 million
Density
494.5K / mm²
Die Size
91 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
May 25th, 2004
Generation
Quadro NVS
Production
End-of-life
Bus Interface
PCIe 1.0 x16
Reviews
26 in our database

Clock Speeds

GPU Clock
275 MHz
Memory Clock
250 MHz
500 Mbps effective

Memory

Memory Size
64 MB
Memory Type
DDR
Memory Bus
128 bit
Bandwidth
8.000 GB/s

Render Config

Pixel Shaders
4
Vertex Shaders
2
TMUs
4
ROPs
4

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
1.100 GPixel/s
Vertex Rate
137.5 MVertices/s
Texture Rate
1.100 GTexel/s

Board Design

Slot Width
Single-slot
Length
168 mm
6.6 inches
TDP
13 W
Suggested PSU
200 W
Outputs
1x DMS-59
Power Connectors
None

Graphics Features

DirectX
9.0a
OpenGL
1.5 (full)
2.0 (partial)
OpenCL
N/A
Vulkan
N/A
Pixel Shader
2.0a
Vertex Shader
2.0a

NV37 GPU Notes

NV37 = NV34 + HSI

Latest Drivers:
Windows NT 4:
ForceWare Release 77.56
ForceWare Release 77.72 Desktop

Windows 95 / 98 / ME:
ForceWare Release 81.98

Windows 2000:
GeForce Release 93.71 / 93.81 Beta
Quadro Release 169.96

Windows XP / Server 2003 x64:
GeForce Release 175.19
Quadro Release 169.96

Windows Vista:
ForceWare Release 96.85
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