Nvidia's GeForce GTX260 Cards Debut Well Above MSRP. nvidia gtx260 gtx280. Nvidia's GTX260 cards are hitting retail shelves today and if you are looking to buy one of these cards, don't expect to get a good deal.. Nvidia’s GTX260 cards are hitting retail shelves today and if you are looking to buy one of these cards, don’t expect to get a good deal. The cheapest GTX260 models appear to be EVGA’s cars with retails prices hovering around $435. BFG cards are traditionally pricey and the GTX260 is no exception....

Santa Clara (CA) - Nvidia today unveiled its GT200 graphics chip, now integrated into the GTX260 and GTX280 graphics cards.. Santa Clara (CA) - Nvidia today unveiled its GT200 graphics chip, now integrated into the GTX260 and GTX280 graphics cards. The GTX260 has a 1242 MHz core, 999 MHz memory and 896 MB of memory capacity. Both the GTX280 and GTX260 support three-way SLI configurations. Online shops are currently listing GTX260 cards in a price range of $420 to $620 and GTX280 cards from $640 to $895....

The GPU will have 15 processing units (240 shader processors) available on the GTX280, while the GTX260 will come with 12 units for a grand total of 192 shader processors....

Pending the validity of this projection chart, the GT206 is slated to replace the GTX260 around the first quarter 2009, then with the GT212 replacing the GTX280 closer to the second quarter 2009....