Graphics Cards

[slavatrumpevitch]

how does a FX Quadro 3450 measure up to a 7900GTX or an X1900xtx? (in performance, not price)

[Komag]

A Quadro is not a gaming card as far as I know. All power gamers don't ever have that type of card, so I think they must know something.

[slavatrumpevitch]

but is that because they are actually worse? or is it because they cost 3 times as much? I know they are designed for programs like CAD, but does that mean that they are inferior gaming cards?

[Komag]

I think so, because I'm talking about when you look for the craziest maximum price $8,000 "SUPER ULTIMATE GAMING PC!!!!!!" it still has a normal Geforce line card (or two in SLI mode nowadays)

[sparhawk]

Some cards are designed to have higher quality in the display, and some have faster throughput. It depends on what you want.

[duc]

how does a FX Quadro 3450 measure up to a 7900GTX or an X1900xtx? (in performance, not price)

 

As far as I know Quadro cards are optimised (mostly at the driver level) for CAD applications, most modern gaming graphics cards are as good or better at driving directX/OpenGL for a smaller price.

 

If you're just planning to play Doom 3 then grab an NVidia card, they've had the edge with openGL for a while.

 

With graphics cards (as with most computer hardware and probably just about everything in life) the law of diminishing returns applies, check out the toms VGA charts here for information on how various cards perform in various applications, you may find that the extra expense of several hundred $ would only provide a small benifit, especially if your gaming rig isn't alredy some mighty super computer.

 

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Edited June 21, 2006 by duc