8800 GT vs. 8800 GT Quadro 3700

[wwswimming]

http://www.hothardware.com/Art...FX_3700_512_MB/?page=6

equivalent performance in 3DS Max, & the Quadro is 10% faster in Maya.

$210 vs. $900

my anecdotal experience has been that "regular" video cards
are just as good as the ATI FireGL. i haven't owned a Quadro.

just ATI X850XT, nVidia 6600, 7600, 8600, for running aps.
like Solidworks, 3DS Max, & One Space Designer ( a solid-
modelling ap. like Solidworks ).

i've seen a few engineering managers pay extra for the
"workstation" video cards. since i was one of the recipients
of those cards, i didn't complain.

 

[BassBomb]

8800GT artifacts quite alot in AutoCAD and 3D Studio Max viewports.

I can't stand it, my 6600GT did not exhibit the same results

 

[sgrinavi]

I switched my 3dmax station over to a pair of 3870's

-There was no gain going from a single 3870 to a pair.

-The spec viewperf10 3dsmax performance is 2.5x what I had with my 8800GT, it does work better for me in max....

-The only bug that I have found with my ATI set up is when I use an Alt-O key (custom key command) to open a group some of the objects in the selected window just dissappear and don't come back until I change the view in that window.


I use my dual core, E8400 & 8800GTS (g92), for AutoCAD ADT (2008) and have no problems.

I want to try a 9800 series card in one, or both, stations next.

 

[Modelworks]

One thing not mentioned though is that if you do have problems with the gaming cards, Autodesk will not provide support, since your using un-certified hardware.
Quadro also supports some features in Maya that a gaming card does not.

 

[Seggybop]

Originally posted by: wwswimming
equivalent performance in 3DS Max, & the Quadro is 10% faster in Maya.

Did you look at the next page with specviewperf results..?
I think quadro/firegl are huge ripoffs, but the 8800gt is still killed in most benchmarks because of the drivers. Best to get a normal ATI 3800 card and use softmod.

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: Seggybop

Originally posted by: wwswimming
equivalent performance in 3DS Max, & the Quadro is 10% faster in Maya.

Did you look at the next page with specviewperf results..?
I think quadro/firegl are huge ripoffs, but the 8800gt is still killed in most benchmarks because of the drivers. Best to get a normal ATI 3800 card and use softmod.

If you have 32bit OS that works, but there's no softmod for x64 that I can find.

 

[Seggybop]

Yeah, that is also a problem for me. Though it seems there is an x64 version out for 2900 and downwards.