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dazzler54321   06-02-2009 at 10:55:57 PM

Hi all,
SO im building a new Workstation using 3Ds Max as my main program of choice. In addition OpenGL is also important. Im wondering if the extra money on the Quadro is worth it or not? A

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KyleSTL   06-02-2009 at 11:13:24 PM
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Yes, the drivers are worth the performance.

Take a look at this article:
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2258.html
especially Page 10

And this article:
http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] ,2154.html
especially Page 10

I'll quote myself in the resulting thread:

Quote :

For agrument's sake:

The RV630-based (2600Pro) FireGL V3600 scored 95.15 on the Maya benchmark according to Tom's charts. This is still more than double what the gaming HD 4870 scored on the same benchmark. The V3600 is still available on Newegg for $150. The RV730-based (HD 4650) FirePro V3750 is also available on Newegg for $170 and should (theoretically) be a much better performer than the V3600.

Looks to me like using a gaming card in these apps is like driving with your parking brake on. Even the low-end pro cards kill the high-end gaming.

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