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.

Folding@Home: Single- And Double-Precision 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)

Folding@Home Benchmark

We used the current Folding@Home benchmark with OpenCL, making it easier to compare the results. At the time of testing, there were problems with the CUDA-based version and cards like Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan, along with some of the newer workstation boards. In contrast, OpenCL just works.

Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan pulls ahead, demonstrating that not all of the company's GPUs struggle with OpenCL, but mainly the cards built on GK104. That conclusion is further supported when the GTX 580 performs well.

Two instances of the benchmark would have been needed for the Radeon HD 7990 and GeForce GTX 690 to work properly. That would have been a lot messier and more difficult than it was in Bitminer, though.

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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