NashNuts :
Hi there, I just want to know that what's the difference between K2000 vs K2200 and K4000 vs K4200?.
I need to know how they perform in 3d modeling and rendering on softwares like 3ds Max, Maya, Zbrush, Blender etc.
Nashnuts,
In general, the recently released new line of Quadro Kx200 workstation cards have more memory, substantially more CUDA cores, and lower power consumption. Scroll down the following list and you can compare the basic specifications:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Quadro
And, there are already some good comparative reviews:
http://www.develop3d.com/reviews/Nvidia_Quadro_Maxwell_Kepler_CAD_Creo_Solidworks_CAE_iray_review
My impression from the two or three reviews I've read is that the performance of each card in the line becomes comparable to the model above it in the previous line. These cards are designed specifically for the kind of applications you mention- Autodesk and Adobe applications are CUDA accelerated and all the tests/ reviews will cite programs such as 3ds Max, Maya, often Solidworks, and etc. So, it seems that K2200 performance approaches a K4000, a K4200 may approach the K5000 level, and the K5200 is probably faster than a Quadro 6000 -not than a K6000 though.
I was never a big fan of the K2000 (2GB), but the K2200 (4GB) at something around $450 appears to be a very good value. I saw a review in which some artificial benchmarks of the K2200 surpassed the K4000. The K4200 at about $900 appears to be so good at it's work- the same memory bandwidth as a K5000 but with 1344 CUDA cores instead of 1536 and 108W instead of 122W, that the price of used K5000's will have to drop to $600 or so to make them worthwhile to buy. If your budget extends to it, and you're doing complex 3D modeling and animation in 3ds Max / Maya, I think a K4200 would be a very good purchase, useful for a long time. The lower power consumption also means that the single height cards will run a bit cooler. I'm using a Quadro 4000 (2GB) now and during rendering I once saw a temperature of 105C. I was planning to buy a used K5000 when the price approached $800, but in the new line, even a K2200 might work for me, though I would still tend towards a K4200.
The new line of Quadros is very welcome, and you may be aware that in a few weeks- end of September, 2014, there is a new line of Xeon E5- "v3" (LGA2011-3) processors- a lot more 8 and 10 cores and up to 18 Cores, and using DDR4 2133 RAM.
Cheers,
BambiBoom
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