NVIDIA Quadro CX
Nathan Beaman
Thu, Oct 16, 2008
NVIDIA announced it’s anticipated Quadro CX card today. The Quadro CX is designed to work with Adobe Creative Suite , accelerating its overall performance. You’re going to see a major real-time performance boost with this puppy, especially when jumping to 1.5GB of GDDR3. The card retails at about $2000 and drivers are currently only available for Windows, hopefully Mac isn’t far behind. Excerpt from their site below and tech specs at the bottom here.
A Faster Way to Work
Don’t sacrifice creativity to meet a deadline. Quadro graphics solutions deliver GPU-accelerated rendering time for rich visual effects in Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4 and Adobe® After Effects® CS4. Plus with Quadro CX—the accelerator for Adobe Creative Suite 4—get advanced features like lightning-fast H.264 video encoding speeds with the NVIDIA® CUDA™-enabled plug-in for Premiere Pro CS4.A Better Way to Work
Your tools are key to your success. Experience fluid interaction with the Adobe Photoshop® canvas for smoother zooming and image rotation. Spread the workflow across multiple displays using NVIDIA® nView® desktop and application management features. Accurately see what your deliverable will look like on an extensive selection of displays with output choices including dual dual-link DVI. Also, with Quadro CX, expand your choices to include DisplayPort or optional uncompressed 10 or 12-bit SDI*.A More Reliable Way to Work
NVIDIA and Adobe together invest significant engineering hours to test and optimize Quadro solutions, so there is less likelihood of an issue interrupting your workflow. Quadro graphics solutions are designed and optimized by NVIDIA to ensure your system works when you need it. With an extended product life cycle of up to 36 months, Quadro lets you standardize on a supported system for a longer period of time.
Memory Size 1.5GB
GDDR3
Memory Interface 384-bit
Memory Bandwidth 76.8GB/s
Max Power Consumption 150W
Number of slots 2
Display Connectors DVI-I
DP
DP
Stereo
Dual Link DVI 1
DisplayPort 2
OpenGL 2.1
Shader Model 4
DirectX 10
CUDA™ technology Yes
SLI Frame Rendering Support Yes
Genlock/Framelock Yes
Package Contents
* NVIDIA® Quadro® CX graphics board
* NVIDIA® SLI® connector
* DP-to-DVI adaptor
* Installation CD
* Registration card
* Quick Start guide
Product Specs
* 1.5GB GDDR3 frame buffer
* 384-bit memory interface
* 76.8GB/s memory bandwidth
* NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology
* Dual DisplayPort, single dual-link DVI-I, and stereo connectors
* 150W maximum power consumption
Minimum System Requirements
Operating System
* Microsoft® Windows Vista® (64-bit and 32-bit)
* Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)
Processor
* AMD Opteron processor or higher
* Intel Xeon processor or higher
RAM
* 1GB minimum, 2GB recommended
System Interface
* PCI Express® x16 slot (Dual wide)
Support & Warranty
* Three year warranty from NVIDIA
* Web support at www.nvidia.com/support
* Up-to-date drivers and product information at www.nvidia.com
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