| DesignStation & Quadro Fermi features |
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| March 2011 | |
     The Quadro GPU, supported by the NVIDIA Fermi Architecture will accelerate workflows and performance of a range of professional and engineering applications by tapping into the parallel processing capabilities delivered by Fermi and Cuda allowing performance to gain up to 8X faster when running computationally intensive applications such as ray tracing, video processing and computational fluid dynamics. For high-precision, data-sensitive applications, Quadro are the only professional graphics solution with ECC memory and fast double precision capabilities to ensure the accuracy and fidelity of your results. From medical imaging to structural analysis applications, data integrity and precision is assured, without sacrificing performance. The newest NVIDIA Quadro professional solutions are true technological breakthroughs, delivering up to 5X faster performance across a broad range of design, animation and video applications. Built on the innovative NVIDIA Fermi architecture, the latest Quadro offerings are the first professional-class GPUs to integrate high performance computing capabilities with advanced visualization techniques, transforming modern workflows. The result is a visual supercomputer right at your desk, capable of streamlining the way you work every day. Featuring new Scalable Geometry Engine technology, Quadro can deliver an unheard of 1.3 billion triangles per second with the Quadro 6000, shattering previous 3D graphics limitations. Compucon DesignStation allows multi-task applications (Autodesk 3dsmax, Maya, Mudbox, Maxwell, Cinema4D, Softimage, Lightwave, Rhino, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, CAD/CAM/CAE, Rendering, Analysis, etc) to run faster, unleashing new levels of creativity for leading designers & professional 3D artists. Intricate 3D projects now become easier, with complex digital media workflows developing into effortless creative ventures. In addition, professional video applications along with technical computing language tools to benefit the features such as fast double precision from Quadro Fermi. Advanced Quadro GPU architecture features: Mission-Critical Reliability Enabled by the world's first and only Error Correction Codes (ECC) memory for GPUs. Quadro solutions ensure data integrity and reliability by eliminating soft errors on register files, frame buffer and cache memory. Available on Quadro 6000 and 5000 only True High Performance Computing (HPC) Enabled by a new architecture designed from the ground up for accuracy and speed. Quadro GPUs deliver the industry's fastest double precision floating point performance for applications such as medical imaging, finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics. Available on Quadro 6000, 5000, and 4000 only Dual Copy Engines Enables the highest rates of parallel data processing and concurrent throughput between the GPU and host, accelerating techniques such as ray tracing, color grading and physical simulation. Available on Quadro 6000, 5000, and 4000 only NVIDIA® CUDA™ Parallel Computing Architecture Enables real-time simulation, analysis, and visualization of large 4D datasets and models. Industry's Largest Graphics Memory With up to 6 GB¹ of fast GDDR5 memory, enables interactivity on larger projects than ever before. Available on Quadro 6000 only Quadro Scalable Geometry Engine Dramatically improves performance across a broad range of CAD, DCC and scientific applications, enabling your work to flow interactively with models and scenes that are an order of magnitude more complex than ever before. Highest Quality Visual Fidelity for the Discerning Professional Enabled by a rich, 30-bit color engine that enables vivid image quality with the broadest dynamic range of over one billion colors. Dramatically reduce visual aliasing artifacts with up to 128x² full-scene antialiasing (FSAA). Quadro GPU Tessellation Engine It delivers native OpenGL 4.0 and DirectX 11 capabilities, automatically generating finely detailed geometry for cinematic quality models and environments, without sacrificing performance. NVIDIA GigaThread™ Engine Provides up to 10x faster context switching compared to previous generation architectures, concurrent kernel execution, and improved thread block scheduling. NVIDIA® Parallel DataCache™ Supports a true cache hierarchy combined with on-chip shared memory driving exceptional throughput, accelerating capabilities such as real-time ray tracing, physics processing and texture filtering. Return to previous page |