“The XFX ‘Black Edition’ GTX 285 is shipped with clock frequencies well above GTX 285 reference clocks. It is faster than anything XFX has previously produced and is poised to deliver an experience beyond what the GTX 280 could deliver. Does it have value, or is it just faster for the sake of being faster?”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Asus GeForce 9600 GT @ Ultimate Hardware
- PNY GTX-285 Performance Edition (+ SLI 285 Testing) @ Bjorn3D
- BFG GeForce GTX 285 OCX Graphics Card @ Hardware Logic
- XFX GTX295 @ OC3D
- EVGA GeForce GTX 295 Plus @ HotHardware
- Back to the future, GeForce 181.20/22 tested @ Techconnect Magazine
- XFX Radeon HD 4650 1GB Review @ DriverHeaven
- XFX 4870 1GB XXX GFX Review @ DriverHeaven
- XFX ATI Launch Interview with Cy Brown @ Driverheaven
- XFX Radeon HD 4850 XXX 512MB video card review @ Elite Bastards
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 @ CPU3D
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR4 @ Phoronix
- ASUS Matrix and Sapphire Toxic Radeon HD 4870 and 4850 Cards @ HotHardware
Black Edition – the best friend of gamers

When you hear the words ‘Black Edition’, most immediately think of a multiplier unlocked AMD CPU, a very overclocker friendly
chip. Now XFX has co-opted the moniker for their new GTX 285, a seriously overclocked card; the core is bumped 46MHz to 648MHz, the shader clock up 180MHz to 1.476GHz and the memory is now 270MHz faster at 2.484GHz. The card is currently for sale for $0.01 cheaper than $400, and from [H]ard|OCP’s testing it may not be the best choice for a devoted overclocker as they have seen other 285s go faster. The benchmarks are still very impressive.