nvidia and ati equivalents (competitors)

[darckhart]

so my google fu aint so great. I'm looking for a table that has nvidia and ati equivalents (or closest competitor) primarily for workstation (pro) cards (but i guess a table for the gaming cards could be useful too). anyone know of one that exists? and if not, can we put one together and sticky it? (i guess we could also expand the table to include relevant specs, but that's secondary since if i have the equivalents i could look up the spec on my own.) thanks!

 

[sandorski]

The list:

 

[3DVagabond]

LOL I can just imagine the arguments we'd have on these boards trying to come to an agreement on a list like that. I think deciding between budget cuts and revenue increases in the US Congress will be easier.

 

[96Firebird]

Something like this?

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-graphics-card,2964-7.html

 

[Arkadrel]

@96FireBird

Yeah that was the one I was thinking of posting too, Tomshardware probably has the best of its kinde.

 

[darckhart]

yes, i stumbled across that list late last night after more searching.

i'm looking for the workstation cards though. quadro/fx vs firegl/pro.

 

[Arkadrel]

Darckhart you should probably list what software your planning to use it for.

Just like with games, some 1 card does better than another, its much the same with the software the professional workstation cards are used for.

So I suggest instead, you google for a benchmark with the software your intrested in, and then look at how much performance each cards give, and then divise that by their cost.

Pick the one that gives you the best performance/price, at a suitable cost range for you and buy that one.

 

[MentalIlness]

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=0

 

[MentalIlness]

ATI/AMD

Nvidia

 

[bryanW1995]

Nvidia is dominant in WS/pro graphics right now. I don't know if it's better drivers/support, better architecture, or a combination of both, but with current offerings it's hard to go wrong with NV.

 

[3DVagabond]

Nvidia is dominant in WS/pro graphics right now. I don't know if it's better drivers/support, better architecture, or a combination of both, but with current offerings it's hard to go wrong with NV.

There's no way to make a blanket statement like that. Depending on price range, AMD/ATI can still offer better perf/$ in workstation cards.

 

[ieatdonuts]

That is a very biased statement indeed. And how does it even relate to the topic at hand?

@OP - Go to newegg or whatever your preferred retailer is and compare AMD and Nvidia at a particular price point. Where two cards are priced the same, they are effectively competitors.

 

[darckhart]

yes, i use the techarp lists frequently, but that is for gaming cards.

i thank everyone for pointing out how to go about it, but the point was, i already do that and it's tedious, especially if you start running the gamut from low to high end. a table like the tomshardware one for workstation cards would be great. i would compile one myself, except i don't know which cards were "intended" to compete with each other.

with regards to specifics, primary applications would be cad/renders. it would be nice if i could get gpgpu out of it also (eg pde solving). but i'll use my own judgment here.

bryan's statement may be blanket, but i've seen enough reviews on the interwebs now that point in the same direction. ati my have competitive offerings, but nv owns the block.

 

[gorobei]

yes and no. like their consumer offerings, nv fermi workstation cards carry a price premium something like 80% more expensive but only gets you 20% more performance in a lot of benchmarks. with diminished opengl performance and power noise issues, the top of the line carries enough caveats that you need to know exactly what kind of usage you are targeting and whether the halo part is actually delivering performance/dollar. remember gf110/580gtx is a gaming optimized fermi, the workstation tesla versions are gf100 with attendant heat/fan noise issues.

nv has the advantage in cuda optimized gpgpu, but if you actually need ogl for workstation display usage amd is better given lack of gains beyond a certain pricepoint.