Quadro FX 6400 as PhysX Processor?

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theredx219

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Would my spare Quadro work as a PhysX processor with my GTX 470 as a primary GPU? Would it make a difference? Also, is there anything else I could do with my spare card? Specifically, adding it to my computer. Thanks!
 
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Quadro FX 6400? Do you mean FX 4600? I don't remember there being a FX 6400 out in the market. Anyway, it can work as a PhysX dedicated card, just make sure to use the Geforce Drivers with that card.

The only issue I can see is that the card may be a bit weak and may end up bottlenecking your GTX 470 when processing PhysX but I could be wrong since I'm not 100% sure how well the FX 4600 can perform.

This is a very good video to watch when deciding what is the optimal PhysX card for a powerful graphics card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbww3dhzK0M


Anyway, you could also sell the card or use it as a spare/backup in case your main card breaks down unless you can sell it for quite a bit of money even though a bit old.
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Quadro FX 6400? Do you mean FX 4600? I don't remember there being a FX 6400 out in the market. Anyway, it can work as a PhysX dedicated card, just make sure to use the Geforce Drivers with that card.

The only issue I can see is that the card may be a bit weak and may end up bottlenecking your GTX 470 when processing PhysX but I could be wrong since I'm not 100% sure how well the FX 4600 can perform.

This is a very good video to watch when deciding what is the optimal PhysX card for a powerful graphics card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbww3dhzK0M


Anyway, you could also sell the card or use it as a spare/backup in case your main card breaks down unless you can sell it for quite a bit of money even though a bit old.
 
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I thought that they ended support for use of dedicated physx cards back in 2008. I was not aware that you could do it with other cards that weren't made specifically for it. It's not a topic I'm very familiar with but I can't see any major benefits coming from this. But it's always fun to experiment.
 
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You can still do dedicated PhysX cards though lately it's just becoming unnecessary only because the newer cards are powerful enough that there is really no need to do it I think. I guess the older cards may still benefit a bit from it however.
 
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Unless I misread this..., I read that it can support it but you will have to use a Geforce driver instead of the workstation drivers for the card.

http://physxinfo.com/wiki/GPUs_with_PhysX_support#Tesla.2FQuadro_Professional_Graphics

Anyway, @OP give it a try if you like and see if you get any FPS improvements with the card. Do a before and after to compare and then you can decide if you would want to keep or sell.
 
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