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.

OpenCL: ratGPU Renderer Results

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DriverNvidiaAMD
Workstation311.50Catalyst Pro 9.003.3.3
Gaming314.22Catalyst 13.3 Beta 3Catalyst 13.5 Beta 2 (Radeon HD 7990)

ratGPU: Built-In Benchmark

The ratGPU results are interesting in several different ways. To begin, Nvidia's older GeForce GTX 580 wins. In fact, the top two spots are taken by previous-gen architectures. ratGPU utilizes hardware differently than other applications (like LuxRender), which is bad news for AMD's GCN design. Of course, we could have generated more difference between the faster cards by using a scene with higher complexity, though this would have simultaneously punished the slower cards severely.

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