CS4: Nvidia Geforce vs. Nvidia Quadro

KP
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Kwan_Parker
Dec 22, 2008
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Few posters here seem to have Quadro cards installed in their systems.

Me?

On my XPS 400 system I have a Geforce 7900GS 256MB card installed and on the other system, an XPS 730 H2C, I have dual GTX 280s.

Quadro cards designed for PS CS4 were simply way outside what I could afford. Just like I could not afford faster (above 7200 RPM) harddrives.

I figure, that is the experence of most PS license holders who visit and post in these forums.

My lay research tells me that "possibly" the biggest difference between, say my Geforce latest and greatest, and your Cadilac Quadro is in what the respective drivers are programmed to do.

So? What might be the facts, guys and gals?

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KP
Kwan_Parker
Dec 23, 2008
Harder than whining / complaining?
RH
Richard_Henley
Jan 12, 2009
Unless I completely miss-understood the Nvidia presentation on CS4 I saw last week, the main issue is having enough RAM. 512mb would be the minimum you want to shoot for.

Although it’s not often that I’m noticing a big limitation with 256mb on my present GeForce card.
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Mylenium
Jan 13, 2009
Quadros come in configurations that are usually not available with normal GeForce cards. This can be anything from the overall memory to the memory type and clock speed to more sophisticated cooling, power and temperature surveillance. Arguably these have little practical value, though. The best part about Quadros for me is the extended warranty. Not so much for longevity, but replacement in case of failure or other problems. That of course still only makes sense in a professional workstation that fall into the same support and warranty cycles, so to most users this still has no relevance…

Mylenium

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