the Quadro FX to buy

RC
Posted By
Rob_Cain
Sep 21, 2006
Views
264
Replies
2
Status
Closed
I’m customizing an Alienware platform for my newly formed graphic design business, and they give a whole bunch of Quadro FX cards as their only options (Because I don’t consider ATI and option). I’m not particularly experienced with Quadro GPUs (the company I worked for usually had cheap Radeon 9000s in their machines).

The basic model is a QFX 350 128mb card. Will this be sufficient for (for example) 20-layer 1000×1000 graphics? Will I notice a performance increase by upgrading to one of the bigger, badder beasties?

I noticed quite a few people run Quadros on this forums. Any experiences or thoughts you have would be nice too. Thanks so much!

How to Master Sharpening in Photoshop

Give your photos a professional finish with sharpening in Photoshop. Learn to enhance details, create contrast, and prepare your images for print, web, and social media.

BL
Bob Levine
Sep 21, 2006
There are a lot things that when going high end will benefit Photoshop performance. Video cards are not among them.

I’m not saying that you should get a no-name card, but put your money where it will help…a second harddrive, lots of RAM, faster (dual) processor.

Bob
RC
Rob_Cain
Sep 21, 2006
Thanks Bob. That’s what I suspected (I use a GeForce 6800 at home at somehow it’s *slower* than my work PC… although that could be because it’s also loaded with games :P).

How to Improve Photoshop Performance

Learn how to optimize Photoshop for maximum speed, troubleshoot common issues, and keep your projects organized so that you can work faster than ever before!

Related Discussion Topics

Nice and short text about related topics in discussion sections