Workstation Graphics: 14 FirePro And Quadro Cards

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We put 14 professional and seven gaming graphics cards from two generations through a number of workstation, general-purpose computing, and synthetic applications. By the end of our nearly 70 charts, you should know which board is right for your workload.

OpenGL Synthetic: TessMark (OpenGL 4.0)

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DriverNvidiaAMD
Workstation311.35Catalyst Pro 9.003.3.3
Gaming314.22Catalyst 13.5 Beta 2

TessMark

As its name implies, TessMark benchmarks tessellation performance using OpenGL 4.0. The GeForce GTX Titan wins this metric by a wide margin in front of the second-place GTX 680.

Interestingly, AMD's workstation cards fare a lot worse than the company's gaming products. Tessellation apparently doesn’t have a place in AMD’s FirePro universe, and that's probably related to drivers.

It wouldn't be a stretch to suggest that this test appears to favor Nvidia, though. That's always something to consider when evaluating synthetics, which aren't indicative of performance in any real-world workload, but might unfairly suggest one product's superiority over another's. We're pointing out the possible imbalance upfront.

Igor Wallossek
Igor Wallossek
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Igor Wallossek wrote a wide variety of hardware articles for Tom's Hardware, with a strong focus on technical analysis and in-depth reviews. His contributions have spanned a broad spectrum of PC components, including GPUs, CPUs, workstations, and PC builds. His insightful articles provide readers with detailed knowledge to make informed decisions in the ever-evolving tech landscape