Pro-video cards: what do they compare to?

[bluemax]

Dell workstation options:

128MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX550 (D)*, Dual VGA or DVI + VGA
128MB PCIe x16 ATI FireGL V3400, Dual VGA or DVI + VGA Capable
128MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro NVS 285, Dual DVI or Dual VGA Capable

What do these compare to? (You know, for standard D3D type stuff.)

I think the Quadro NVS 285 is close to the 6200TC (they mention the turbocache)...

But I'd love your expert knowledge!


Why the Dell workstation? It's the only model currently available with a Conroe processor. Who knows how long I'll have to wait for the home lineup to get moving.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: bluemax
Dell workstation options:

128MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX550 (D)*, Dual VGA or DVI + VGA
128MB PCIe x16 ATI FireGL V3400, Dual VGA or DVI + VGA Capable
128MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro NVS 285, Dual DVI or Dual VGA Capable

What do these compare to? (You know, for standard D3D type stuff.)

I think the Quadro NVS 285 is close to the 6200TC (they mention the turbocache)...

But I'd love your expert knowledge!


Why the Dell workstation? It's the only model currently available with a Conroe processor. Who knows how long I'll have to wait for the home lineup to get moving.

Buy one with the cheapest card you can and replace it?

 

[bluemax]

Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Buy one with the cheapest card you can and replace it?

Why if it's not necessary?

 

[jackschmittusa]

The kind of video cards you are looking at are designed for accuracy, not framerate.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

This is out of date, and not current cards... but the same general idea might apply

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2335&p=5
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2335&p=8

These cards aren't designed to do gaming very well.

 

[lamere]

I always wonder what the difference was between CAD cards and gaming cards

 

[bluemax]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
This is out of date, and not current cards... but the same general idea might apply

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2335&p=5
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2335&p=8

These cards aren't designed to do gaming very well.

I see..... well, as was suggested, I could go with the cheapest one and resell it. Trade it for some RAM or something. Even the cheapest Quadro card I mentioned in the OP is worth about $150.

Trick is finding a taker.