Workstation cards vs. Game cards

[Cadaver]

If money were no object, would a workstation graphics card, like the ATI Fire series or nVidia Quadro cards, provide any faster game framerates as compared with the consumer/game cards??
I know some of the price difference is related to drivers/software optimized for certain 3D development tools, but would the cards benefit the end-user at all?

Just curious.

 

[merlocka]

no

 

[CubicZirconia]

Originally posted by: merlocka
no

 

[Rand]

Originally posted by: merlocka
no

99% of the time- No.
In fact in some cases they can cause minor performance drops, and occasionally severe compatibility issues.
Professional boards and Consumer boards well deserve to be places on opposite spectrums.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: Rand

Originally posted by: merlocka
no

99% of the time- No.
In fact in some cases they can cause minor performance drops, and occasionally severe compatibility issues.
Professional boards and Consumer boards well deserve to be places on opposite spectrums.

Not that I disagree w/ you Rand, but why? Is it because these Pro video cards are geared towards a particular program, say PS for example, or is it because of the type of system they are in? I'm just curious.