NVIDIA Quadro
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The NVIDIA Quadro is a series of AGP and PCI Express graphics cards created by the NVIDIA Corporation. The cards are designed to accelerate CAD (computer-aided design) and DCC (digital content creation) and are usually found in workstations. This is in contrast to the GeForce line which is specifically targeted at computer gaming. Competing products include the FireGL line of workstation graphics cards by the ATI Technologies, Inc.. Companies such as Matrox and Avid also focus on specialized hardware accelerated graphics cards intended primarily for DCC.
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[edit] For 3D workstations
[edit] PCI Express
These cards typically support Quad Buffered Stereo although not all of them support a 3-pin connector for connecting to the glasses, in which case 'blue-line' stereo can be used. Another common feature of the later cards is Dual-Link DVI ports which are needed for very high resolution DVI LCDs such as the 30" Apple Cinema Display, Dell 3007WFP 30" display or the IBM T220/T221 displays (which require 2 Dual-Link DVI connections).
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Type |
Memory Bandwidth |
3-pin Stereo connector |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX 330 | NV37GL | 250 | 200 | 64-bit DDR | 3.2GB/s | no | chip also used in GeForce PCX 5300 |
| FX 540 | NV43 | 300 | 275 | 128-bit DDR | 8.8GB/s | no | chip also used in GeForce 6600 |
| FX 550 | NV43? | 350 | 400 | 128-bit GDDR3 | 12.8GB/s | no | - |
| FX 560 | G73GL | 350? | 600 | 128-bit GDDR3 | 19.2GB/s | no | - |
| FX 1300 | NV40 + BR02 | 350 | 225 | 256-bit DDR | 14.40GB/s | yes | - |
| FX 1400 | NV41 | 350 | 300 | 256-bit DDR | 19.20GB/s | yes | chip also used in GeForce 6800, 1x Dual-link DVI |
| FX 1500 | G71 | 375 | 400 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 40 GB/s | no | chip also used in GeForce 79xx, 2x Dual-link DVI, 256 MB |
| FX 3400 | NV40 + BR02 | 350 | 450 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 28.80 GB/s | yes | 1x Dual-link DVI |
| FX 3450 | NV41 | ? | ? | 256-bit GDDR3 | 32GB/s | yes | chip also used in GeForce 6800, 1x Dual-link DVI |
| FX 3500 | G71 GL | 470 | 660 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 42.2GB/s | yes | Based on same core as the Quadro 5500, but with only 20 pixel, 7 vertex units, and 256MB RAM. |
| FX 4000 SDI | NV40GL | ? | ? | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | yes | FX 4000 with 2x SDI HDTV outputs + digital and analog genlock (using external controllers) |
| FX 4400 | NV40 + BR02 | 400 | 525 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6GB/s | yes | chip also used in GeForce 6800 PCI-E, 2x Dual-link DVI |
| FX 4500 | G70 | 470 | 525 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6GB/s | yes | chip also used in GeForce 7800GTX, 2x Dual-link DVI |
| FX 4500 SDI | G70 | 430 | 600 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6GB/s | no | chip also used in GeForce 7800GTX, 1x Dual-link DVI, has 2x SDI HDTV outputs + analog and digital genlock |
| FX 4500 X2 | G70 | 470 | 525 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6GB/s | yes | Two Quadro FX 4500 GPU units on the same PCI-Express card, supporting 4x Dual-link DVI. |
| FX 5500 | G71 | 700 | 1000 | 256-bit GDDR2 | 33.6GB/s | yes | 1024MB, chip also used in GeForce 7900GTX, 2x Dual-link DVI. 24 pixel units and 8 vertex units. |
| FX 5500 SDI | G71 | 700 | 1000 | 256-bit GDDR2 | 33.6GB/s | yes | FX 5500 with SDI, Genlock/Frame Lock
support (via external hardware) |
[edit] AGP
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Type |
Memory Bandwidth |
Interface | 3-pin Stereo connector |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NV10GL | 135 | 166 | ? | ? | ? | ? | chip also used in GeForce 256 | |
| 2 MXR | NV11GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | chip also used in GeForce 2MX |
| 2 EX | NV11GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | chip also used in GeForce 2MX |
| 2 PRO | NV15GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| 4 380 XGL | NV18GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| 4 500 XGL | NV17GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| FX 500 | NV34GL | ? | ? | DDR/GDDR2 | ? | 8x | no | chip also used in GeForceFX 5200 Ultra |
| 4 550 XGL | NV17GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4x | ? | |
| 4 580 XGL | NV18GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | 8x | ? | |
| DDC | NV20GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | - |
| 4 700 XGL | NV25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | GeForce4 4200Ti |
| FX 700 | NV35GL | 275? | 275 | 256-bit DDR | 17.6GB/s | AGP8x | no | - |
| 4 750 XGL | NV25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4x | yes | AGP4X |
| 4 780 XGL | NV28GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | yes | - |
| 4 900 XGL | NV25 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4x | yes | AGP4X |
| 4 980 XGL | NV28GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | 8x | yes | AGP8X |
| FX 1000 | NV30GL | 300 | 300 | GDDR2 | ? | ? | yes | chip also used in GeForce 5800 |
| FX 1100 | NV36GL | 425 | 325? 313? | 128-bit DDR/GDDR2 | ? | ? | no | chip also used in GeForce 5700 |
| FX 2000 | NV30GL | 400 | 400 | GDDR2 | ? | ? | yes | chip also used in GeForce 5800 |
| FX 3000 | NV35GL | ? | ? | 256-bit DDR | ? | ? | yes | chip also used in GeForce 5900, 1x Dual-link DVI (via external controller) |
| FX 3000G | NV35GL | ? | ? | 256-bit DDR | ? | ? | yes | has external stereo frame sync connector, 1x Dual-link DVI (via external controller) |
| FX 4000 | NV40GL | 375 | 500 | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | AGP 8x | yes | chip also used in GeForce 6800, 2x Dual-link DVI (2nd link using external TMDS transmitter) |
| FX 4000 SDI | NV40GL | 375 | 500 | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | AGP 8x | yes | FX 4000 with 2x SDI HDTV outputs + digital and analog genlock (using external controllers) |
[edit] PCI
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Type |
Memory Bandwidth |
Interface | 3-pin Stereo connector | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX 600 PCI | NV34GL | 275? | 240? | 128-bit DDR | 7.8GB/s | PCI | yes | chip also used in GeForce 5200 Ultra |
[edit] For business
The NVIDIA Quadro NVS graphics processing units (GPUs) are business graphics solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses. The NVIDIA Quadro NVS desktop solutions enable multi-display graphics for business such as financial trading.
| Quadro Chip |
Max. Resolution (Digital) | Interface | Output type | Number of displays Supported |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVS 50 | 1600x1200 | AGP 8x / PCI | DVI-I + S-Video | 1 | uses NV18GL |
| NVS 100 | 2048x1536 | PCI /? | DVI-I + vga + S-Video | 2 | uses NV17(A5)? |
| NVS 200 | 1280x1024 | AGP 4x / PCI | LFH-60 | 2 | uses NV17GL |
| NVS 280 | 1600x1200 | AGP8X / PCI / PCI-Express x16 | DMS-59 | 2 | uses NV34GL |
| NVS 285 | 1920x1200 | PCI-Express x16 | DMS-59 | 2 | uses NV44 |
| NVS 400 | 1280x1024 | PCI (32bit) | LFH-60 | 4 | uses 2xNV17GL |
| NVS 440 | 1920x1200 | PCI-Express x1 / PCI-Express x16 | DMS-59 | 4 | uses 2xNV43 |
[edit] Mobile applications
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Type |
Memory Bandwidth |
Interface | 3-pin Stereo connector |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX 350M | G72GLM | 425? | 400 | 64-bit GDDR2 | ? | varies | Go 7300-based? | |
| FX 1500M | ? | 375? | 500 | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | varies | Go 7900 GS-based? | |
| FX 2500M | ? | 450? | 600 | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | varies | Go 7900 GTX-based? | |
| FX 3500M | ? | 470? | 600 | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | varies | Go 7950 GTX-based? | |
| NVS 110M | G72? | ? | ? | 64-bit GDDR2 | PCI Express | varies | Go 7200-based? | |
| NVS 120M | G72GLM | ? | ? | 64-bit GDDR2 | PCI Express | varies | Also recognized as Quadro FX 350M | |
| NVS 300M | G72GLM | ? | ? | 128-bit ? | PCI Express | varies | Go 7600-based? | |
| NVS 510M | G72GLM | ? | ? | 256-bit ? | PCI Express | varies | Go 7950-based? |
[edit] External links
- NVIDIA.com - NVIDIA Quadro Plex
- Presentation on the NVIDIA Quadro v. GeForce series
- Plasma-online identify Nvidia chips page
- Rojakpot
- Meaker's Notebook graphics charts
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