Nvidia Quadro
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The Nvidia Quadro series of AGP and PCI Express graphics-cards comes from the NVIDIA Corporation. Their designers aimed to accelerate CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and DCC (digital content creation), and the cards are usually featured in workstations. (Compared to the NVIDIA GeForce product-line, which specifically targets computer-gaming). Competing products include the FireGL line of workstation graphics cards by ATI Technologies, Inc.. Companies such as Matrox and Avid also focus on specialized hardware accelerated graphics cards intended primarily for DCC.
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[edit] History
The Quadro line of GPU cards emerged in an effort at market segmentation by NVIDIA. In introducing the Quadro NVIDIA were able to charge a premium for essentially the same graphics hardware in a different market, to differentiate their offerings NVIDIA used driver software and firmware to enable features vital to segments of the workstation market; high performance anti-aliased lines and two sided lighting were reserved for the Quadro product. In addition improved support through a certified driver program was put in place. These features were of little value in the gaming markets that NVIDIA's products already sold to, but prevented high end customers from using the less expensive products. This practice continues even today although some products use higher capacity faster memory.
There are parallels between the market segmentation used to sell the Quadro line of products to Workstation (DCC) markets and the Tesla line of products to engineering and HPC markets.
In a settlement of a patent infringement lawsuit between SGI and NVIDIA, SGI acquired rights to speed binned NVIDIA graphics chips which they shipped under the VPro product label. These designs were completely separate from the SGI Odyssey based VPro products initially sold on their Irix workstations which used a completely different Bus.
[edit] Quadro Plex
Quadro Plex consists of a line of external servers for rendering videos. A Quadro Plex contains multiple Quadro FX video cards. A client computer connects to Quadro Plex (using PCI Express x8 or x16 interface card with interconnect cable) to initiate rendering.
[edit] Video cards
[edit] GeForce
Many of these cards use the same chipset as the game- and action-oriented GeForce video cards by NVIDIA. Those cards that are identical to the desktop cards can be "soft-modded" to identify itself as the equivalent Quadro card and this allows optimized drivers intended for the Quadro cards to be installed on the system.[1] While this will not offer anywhere near the performance of the equivalent Quadro card[citation needed], it can improve performance in certain applications, but may require MAXtreme for the speed improvements.
The performance difference comes in the firmware controlling the card. Given the importance of speed in a game, a system used for gaming can shut down textures, shading, or rendering after only approximating a final output—in order to keep the overall frame rate high. The algorithms on a CAD-oriented card tend rather to complete all rendering operations, even if that introduces delays or variations in the timing.
[edit] PCI Express
| Quadro GPU |
Core | Core Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB (MiB)) |
Memory Type | Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) |
3-pin Stereo Connector |
Power Consumption (Watts) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX 330 | NV37GL | 250 | 200 | 64 | 64-bit DDR | 3.2 | No | Chip also used in GeForce PCX 5300 | |
| FX 350 | G72GL | 550 | 405 | 128 | 64-bit DDR2 | 6.48 | No | Chip also used in GeForce 7300LE | |
| FX 370 | G84GL | 360 | 400 | 256 | 64-bit DDR2 | 6.4 | No | 35 | 1× Dual-link DVI-I & 1 single-link DVI, Shader Model 4.0 OpenGL 2.1/DirectX 10 |
| FX 370 LP | G98 | 540 | 500 | 256 | 64-bit DDR2 | 8 | No | 25 | DMS-59 |
| FX 380 | G96 | 256 | 128-bit GDDR3 | 22.4 | 34 | 2× Dual-link DVI-I | |||
| FX 540 | NV43GL | 300 | 275 | 128 | 128-bit GDDR | 8.8 | No | Chip also used in GeForce 6600LE (4 PS/3 VS) | |
| FX 550 | NV43GL | 360 | 400 | 128 | 128-bit GDDR3 | 12.8 | No | 25 | 2× dual-link DVI (will only do 2048x1536, not up to 2560x1600) |
| FX 560 | G73GL | 350 | 600 | 128 | 128-bit GDDR3 | 19.2 | No | 30 | Chip also used in GeForce 7600, 1× Dual-link DVI |
| FX 570 | G84GL | 460 | 400 | 256 | 128-bit DDR2 | 12.8 | No | 38 | 2× Dual-link DVI-I, Shader Model 4.0 OpenGL 2.1/DirectX 10 |
| FX 580 | G96 | 512 | 128-bit GDDR3 | 25.6 | 40 | 1× Dual-link DVI-I, 2× DisplayPort | |||
| Quadro GPU |
Core | Core Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB (MiB)) |
Memory Type | Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) |
3-pin Stereo Connector |
Power Consumption (Watts) |
Notes |
| FX 1300 | NV38GL | 350 | 275 | 128 | 256-bit DDR | 17.6 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce PCX 5950, 2× Single-link DVI | |
| FX 1400 | NV41GL | 350 | 300 | 128 | 256-bit DDR | 19.2 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce 6800 (8 PS/5 VS), 2× Single-link DVI | |
| FX 1500 | G71GL | 325 | 625 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 40.0 | No | 65 | Chip also used in GeForce 79xx, clocked down/pipe disabled (16 pixel, 6 vertex), 2× Dual-link DVI |
| FX 1700 | G84GL | 460 | 400 | 512 | 128-bit DDR2 | 12.8 | No | 42 | 2× Dual-link DVI-I/TV Out, Shader Model 4.0 OpenGL 2.1/DirectX 10 |
| FX 1800 | G94 | 768 | 192-bit | 38.4 | 59 | ||||
| FX 2700 | G92 | ||||||||
| FX 3400 | NV45GL | 350 | 450 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 28.8 | Yes | 2× Dual-link DVI | |
| FX 3450 | NV42GL | 425 | 500 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 32.0 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce 6800, 2× Dual-link DVI | |
| FX 3500 | G71GL | 450 | 660 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 42.2 | Yes | 80 | Based on same core as the Quadro 5500, but with only 20 pixel, 7 vertex units, and 256 MB RAM. |
| FX 3700 | G92 | 500 | 800 | 512 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 51.2 | Yes | 78 | Chip also used in GeForce 8800GT and 8800GTS 512, 112 streaming processors, PCI Express 2.0, Energy Star 4.0 compliant (consumes less than 80 watts of power) |
| FX 3800 | 1024 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 51.2 | 107 | |||||
| Quadro GPU |
Core | Core Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB (MiB)) |
Memory Type | Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) |
3-pin Stereo Connector |
Power Consumption (Watts) |
Notes |
| FX 4000 SDI | NV42GL | 425 | 500 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 32.0 | Yes | FX 4000 with 2× SDI HDTV outputs + digital and analog genlock (using external controllers) | |
| FX 4400 | NV45GL | 400 | 525 | 512 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce 6800 PCI-E, 2× Dual-link DVI | |
| FX 4500 | G70GL | 470 | 525 | 512 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce 7800GTX, 2× Dual-link DVI | |
| FX 4500 SDI | G70GL | 470 | 525 | 512 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 33.6 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce 7800GTX, 1× Dual-link DVI, has 2× SDI HDTV outputs + analog and digital genlock | |
| FX 4500 ×2 | G70GL | 500 | 600 | 512×2 | 256-bit ×2 GDDR3 | 33.6 ×2 | Yes | Two Quadro FX 4500 GPU units on the same PCI-Express card, 4× Dual-link DVI. | |
| FX 5500 | G71GL | 650 | 500 | 1024 | 256-bit DDR2 | 32 | Yes | 96 | Chip also used in GeForce 7900GTX, 2× Dual-link DVI. 24 pixel units and 8 vertex units. |
| FX 5500 SDI | G71GL | 650 | 500 | 1024 | 256-bit DDR2 | 32 | Yes | FX 5500 with SDI, Genlock/Frame Lock support (via external hardware) | |
| FX 4600 | G80GL | 400 | 700 | 768 | 384-bit GDDR3 | 67.2 | Yes | 134 | Chip also used in GeForce 8800GTX, 2× Dual-link DVI. |
| FX 4600 SDI | G80GL | 400 | 700 | 768 | 384-bit GDDR3 | 67.2 | Yes | FX 4600 with SDI, Genlock/Frame Lock support (via external hardware) | |
| FX 4700 ×2 | G92 | 500 | 800 | 512×2 | 256-bit ×2 GDDR3 | 51.2 ×2 | Yes | 226 | Two Quadro FX 3700 GPU units on the same PCI-Express card, 2× Dual-link DVI (DVI-I ×4) and S-Video Output. |
| FX 5600 | G80GL | 600 | 800 | 1536 | 384-bit GDDR3 | 76.8 | Yes | 171 | Chip also used in GeForce 8800Ultra, requires two 6-pin supplementary power connectors. |
| FX 5600 SDI II | G80GL | 600 | 800 | 1536 | 384-bit GDDR3 | 76.8 | Yes | FX 5600 with New SDI, Genlock/Frame Lock support (via external hardware) | |
| CX[2] | D10U-20 (GT200GL) | 602 | 800 | 1536 | 384-bit GDDR3 | 76.8 | Yes | 150 | Chip also used in 55 nm version of GeForce GTX 260 (192 shaders), Display Port and Dual-link DVI Output, Optimised for Adobe® Creative Suite® 4. |
| VX 200 | G92 | 512 | GDDR3 | 51.2 | HDTV and 2× Dual-link DVI, optimised for Autodesk® AutoCAD®. | ||||
| FX 4800 | D10U-20 (GT200GL) | 602 | 800 | 1536 | 384-bit GDDR3 | 77 | Yes | 150 | Chip also used in 55 nm version of GeForce GTX 260 (192 shaders). Quadro CX without Elemental Technologies' CS4 plug-in. |
| FX 5800 | D10U-30 (GT200GL) | 650 | 1632 | 4096 | 512-bit GDDR3 | 102 | Yes | 189 | Chip also used in GeForce GTX 285 (240 shaders). |
| Quadro GPU |
Core | Core Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB (MiB)) |
Memory Type | Memory Bandwidth (GB/s) |
3-pin Stereo Connector |
Power Consumption (Watts) |
Notes |
[edit] AGP
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (effective) (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB) |
Memory Type | Memory Bandwidth (GB\s) |
Interface | 3-pin Stereo Connector |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NV10GL | 135 | 166 | 64 | 128-bit SDR | 2.66 | 4× | ? | chip also used in GeForce 256 | |
| 2 MXR | NV11GL | 200 | 183 | 128-bit SDR | 2.93 | 4× | ? | chip also used in GeForce 2 MX | |
| 2 EX | NV11GL | 175 | 166 | ? | ? | ? | ? | chip also used in GeForce 2 MX | |
| 2 PRO | NV15GL | 250 | 400 | ? | 6.4 | 4× | ? | chip also used in GeForce 2 GTS | |
| DCC | NV20GL | ? | ? | 128-bit DDR | 7.3 | 4× | ? | chip also used in GeForce 3/Ti | |
| 4 380 XGL | NV18GL | 275 | 513 | 64 | 128-bit DDR | 8.2 | 8× | ? | - |
| 4 500 XGL | NV17GL | ? | ? | 128-bit SDR | ? | ? | ? | - | |
| 4 550 XGL | NV17GL | 270 | 400 | 64 | 128-bit DDR | 6.4 | 4× | no | |
| 4 580 XGL | NV18GL | ? | ? | 64 | 128-bit DDR | ? | 8× | ? | chip also used in GeForce 4 MX 440 |
| 4 700 XGL | NV25GL | 275 | 550 | 64 | 128-bit DDR | ? | 4× | ? | chip also used in GeForce 4 Ti 4200 |
| 4 750 XGL | NV25GL | 275 | 550 | 128 | 128-bit DDR | ? | 4× | yes | chip also used in GeForce 4 Ti 4400 |
| 4 780 XGL | NV28GL | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | yes | chip also used in GeForce 4 Ti 4200 (AGP 8×) | |
| 4 900 XGL | NV25GL | 300 | 650 | 128 | 128-bit DDR | 10.4 | 4× | Yes | chip also used in GeForce 4 Ti 4600 |
| 4 980 XGL | NV28GL | 300 | 650 | 128 | 128-bit DDR | 10.4 | 8× | yes | chip also used in GeForce 4 Ti 4800 |
| FX 500 | NV34GL | 270 | 243 | 128 | 128-bit DDR | 7.7 | 8× | no | chip also used in GeForce FX 5200 |
| FX 700 | NV31GL | 275 | 275 | 128 | 128-bit DDR | 8.8 | 8× | no | chip also used in GeForce FX 5600 |
| FX 1000 | NV30GL | 300 | 300 | 128 | 128-bit GDDR2 | 9.6 | 8× | yes | chip also used in GeForce FX 5800 |
| FX 1100 | NV36GL | 425 | 325 | 128 | 128-bit DDR | 10.4 | 8× | yes | chip also used in GeForce FX 5700 |
| FX 2000 | NV30GL | 400 | 400 | 128 | 128-bit GDDR2 | 12.8 | 8× | yes | chip also used in GeForce FX 5800, One Dual-Link DVI |
| FX 3000 | NV35GL | 400 | 425 | 256 | 256-bit DDR | 27.2 | 8× | yes | chip also used in GeForce FX 5900, 1× Dual-link DVI (via external controller) |
| FX 3000G | NV35GL | 400 | 425 | 256 | 256-bit DDR | 27.2 | 8× | yes | has external stereo frame sync connector, 1× Dual-link DVI (via external controller) |
| FX 4000 | NV40GL | 375 | 500 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 32.0 | 8× | yes | chip also used in GeForce 6800, 2× Dual-link DVI (2nd link using external TMDS transmitter) |
| FX 4000 SDI | NV40GL | 375 | 500 | 256 | 256-bit GDDR3 | 32.0 | 8× | yes | FX 4000 with 2× SDI HDTV outputs + digital and analog genlock (using external controllers) |
[edit] PCI
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock (MHz) |
Memory Clock (effective) (MHz) |
Memory Size (MB) |
Memory Type | Memory Bandwidth (GB\s) |
3-pin Stereo connector |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX 600 PCI | NV34GL | 270 | 243 | 256 | 128-bit DDR | 7.8 | Yes | Chip also used in GeForce 5200 Ultra |
[edit] For business
The NVIDIA Quadro NVS graphics processing units (GPUs) provide business-graphics solutions for small, medium, and enterprise-level businesses. The NVIDIA Quadro NVS desktop solutions enable multi-display graphics for businesses such as financial traders.
| Quadro Chip |
Max. Resolution (digital) |
Interface | Display Connectors |
Displays Supported |
Power Consumption (Watts) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVS 50 | 1600x1200 | AGP 8x / PCI | DVI-I, S-Video | 1 | NV18 | |
| NVS 100 | 2048x1536 | AGP 4x / PCI | 2x DVI-I, VGA, S-Video | 2 | NV17(A5)? | |
| NVS 200 | 1280x1024 | AGP 4x / PCI | LFH-60 | 2 | NV17 | |
| NVS 280 | 1600x1200 | PCI-Express x16 / AGP 8x / PCI | DMS-59 | 2 | 12 | NV34 |
| NVS 285 | 1920x1200 | PCI-Express x1 / x16 | DMS-59 | 2 | NV44 | |
| NVS 290 | 1920x1200 | PCI-Express x1 / x16 | DMS-59 | 2 | 21 | G86 |
| NVS 295 | PCI-Express | 2 | G98 | |||
| NVS 400 | 1280x1024 | PCI | LFH-60 | 4 | 2x NV17 | |
| NVS 420 | 2560x1600 | PCI-Express x1 / x16 | VHDCI (4x DisplayPort or 4x DVI-D) | 4 | 40 | 2x G98 |
| NVS 440 | 1920x1200 | PCI-Express x1 / x16 | 2x DMS-59 | 4 | 31 | 2x NV43 |
| NVS 450 | 2560x1600 | PCI-Express x16 | 4x DisplayPort | 4 | 35 | 2x G98 |
[edit] Mobile applications
| Quadro Chip |
Core | Core Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Clock speed (MHz) | Memory Size | Memory Type |
Memory Bandwidth |
Interface | 3-pin Stereo connector |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX 350M | G72GLM | 350 | 450 | Up to 256 MB | 64-bit | 6.4 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | Go 7400-based |
| FX 360M | G86M | ? | ? | Up to 256 MB | 64-bit | 9.6 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8400M-GS based |
| FX 370M | G98M | ? | ? | Up to 256 MB | 64-bit | 9.6 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 9300M-GS based |
| FX 560M | G73GLM | ? | ? | ? | 128-bit | ? | PCI Express | varies | |
| FX 570M | G84M | 475 | 700 | Up to 256 MB | 128-bit | 22.4 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8600M-GT based |
| FX 770M | G96M | 500 | 800 | Up to 512 MB | 128-bit | 25.6 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 9600M-GT based |
| FX 1500M | G71GLM | 375 | 500 | Up to 512 MB | 256-bit | 38.4 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | Go 7900 GS-based |
| FX 1600M | G84M | 625 | 800 | Up to 512 MB | 128-bit | 25.6 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8700M-GT based |
| FX 1700M | G96M | ? | ? | Up to 512 MB | 128-bit | 25.6 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8700M-GT based |
| FX 2500M | G71GLM | 500 | 600 | Up to 512 MB | 256-bit | 38.4 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | Go 7900 GTX-based |
| FX 2700M | G94M | 530 | 800 | Up to 512 MB | 256-bit | 51.2 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 9700M GTS-based |
| FX 3500M | G71GLM | 575 | 600 | Up to 512 MB | 256-bit | 38.4 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | Go 7950 GTX-based |
| FX 3600M | G92M | 500 | 800 | Up to 512 MB | 256-bit | 51.2 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8800M GTS based |
| FX 3700M | G92M | ? | ? | Up to 1 GB | 256-bit | 51.2 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 128sp G92 part |
| NVS 110M | G72M | 300 | 600 | 128 MB/256 MB/512 MB | 64-bit DDR | ? | PCI Express | varies | Go 7300-based |
| NVS 120M | G72GLM | 450? | 350? | 128 MB/256 MB/512 MB | 64-bit DDR2 | ? | PCI Express | varies | Also recognized as QuadroFX 350M / Go 7400 |
| NVS 130M | G86M | ? | ? | 128 MB/256 MB | 64-bit ? | ? | PCI Express | varies | 8400M-G based |
| NVS 135M | G86M | 400 | 594 | 128 MB/256 MB | 64-bit | 9.5GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8400M-GS based |
| NVS 140M | G86M | 400 | 600 | 128 MB/256 MB | 64-bit | 9.6GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8400M-GS based[citation needed] |
| NVS 150M | G86M | ? | ? | 128 MB/256 MB | 64-bit | ? | PCI Express | varies | 8400M-GS based |
| NVS 160M | G98M | 580 | 700 | 256 MB | 64-bit | 11.2GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 9300M-GS based |
| NVS 300M | G72GLM | 450 | 500 | 128 MB/256 MB/512 MB | 128-bit GDDR3 | 16 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | Go 7600-based |
| NVS 320M | G84M | 575 | 700 | 128 MB/256 MB/512 MB | 128-bit GDDR3 | 22.5 GB/s | PCI Express | varies | 8700M-GT based |
| NVS 510M | G72GLM | ? | ? | 256 MB/512 MB/1 GB | 256-bit GDDR3 | ? | PCI Express | varies | Go 7900 GTX - based |
[edit] See also
- ATI FireGL - ATI workstation graphics solution
- Sun Visualization System - uses NVIDIA Quadro FX for 3D rendering and graphics acceleration
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NVIDIA.com - NVIDIA Quadro Plex
- Plasma-online identify Nvidia chips page
- Rojakpot
- Meaker's Notebook graphics charts
- Quadro NVS Mobile - Tech Specs
- Comparison of mobile graphics cards
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