Workstation Graphics: 19 Cards Tested In SPECviewperf 12

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By Igor Wallossek
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SPECviewperf 12 sets out to be the standard for evaluating workstation graphics cards by including the latest professional applications, more complex models, and synthetic workloads pulled from important market segments. We test 19 cards in the new suite.

Results: Showcase 2013

The AMD Radeon and FirePro graphics cards run circles around Nvidia's comparable GeForce and Quadro cards. The FirePro cards, specifically, live up to their theoretical performance, whereas the Quadros (except for the first-place K6000)  benefit to a lesser extent from optimized drivers. 

Igor Wallossek