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Nvidia launches a low cost Quadro 400 workstation card
GRAPHICS CHIP DESIGNER Nvidia has released an affordable Quadro workstation video card.
The Green Goblin claims that its Quadro 400 card provides "5X faster performance over high-end consumer gaming cards" and a further 10-fold improvement when running CAD/CAM applications. While those claims have yet to be verified, the £120 low-profile card comes with 512MB of DDR3 RAM and is rated at a thermal design power draw of just 35W.
More importantly, Nvidia cites a 30-bit colour engine, 10-bits per colour, and claims a dynamic range of over one billion colour hues. There's dual-link DVI support for resolutions up to 3840x2400 and a Displayport output that supports 2560x1600 resolution. The card supports dual monitor output and Nvidia's 3D Vision technology.
It is surprising to see Nvidia compare the Quadro 400 to high-end consumer gaming video cards. Both AMD and Nvidia promote pixel reproduction fidelity and the increased testing and verification of their workstation boards and drivers rather than their gaming performance.
Nvidia announced that the Quadro 400 cards will be in HP Z400, Z600 and Z800 workstaions and all Fujitsu Celsius workstations, with Lenovo lining up support for the card in its Thinkstation boxes later this month. PNY is shipping the Quadro 400 in Europe and the US. µ
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"Suddenly Nvidia desided they simply want CAD" it was sudden! like 15 years ago! Hello!
"And the reason for the comparison is that at some forums users wondered why not use high-performance gaming cards at half the price (compared to the mid-level Quadro) when doing CAD work."
Gaming cards used to perform just fine in CAD app. Suddenly Nvidia desided they simply want CAD users to buy expensive quadro line. Suddenly gaming cards weren't doing that good in CAD, actually they were suddenly doing really bad. That's funny. And Finally Nvidia starts to compare Gaming vs Quadro workstation performance in CAD app showing how amazing their "professional" cards perform. Assholes? More than assholes.
My bad I have a small dick and it make it hard to think sometimes.
NVidia does not compare gaming performance - as it is written at the top of the article - they compare CAD performance vis-a-vis gaming cards.
And the reason for the comparison is that at some forums users wondered why not use high-performance gaming cards at half the price (compared to the mid-level Quadro) when doing CAD work.