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Description
THE DEFINITION OF PERFORMANCE. THE STANDARD FOR QUALITY.
The NVIDIA Quadro FX family of professional GPU's (graphics processing units) delivers fast application performance and the highest quality workstation graphics. In addition to performance and quality. NVIDIA Quadro FX takes the leading computer- aided design (CAD) and digital content creation (DCC) applications to a new level of interactivity by enabling unprecedented capabilities in programmability and precision. NVIDIA Quadro FX allows styling and production rendering to become integral functions of the design workflow. thereby shortening the production process and enabling faster time to market.
VCQFX500-PB Specifications
Technical Information
- RAMDAC Speed: 350 MHz
- Dual RAMDAC: Yes
- Maximum Resolution: 2048 x 1536
- Analog Signal: Yes
- Digital Signal: Yes
- API Supported: OpenGL
- Number of Monitors Supported: 2
Processor & Chipset
- Chipset Line: Quadro
- Chipset Series: FX
- Chipset Model: 500
Memory
- Standard Memory: 128 MB
- Memory Technology: DDR SDRAM
- Bus Width: 128 bit
Interfaces/Ports
- Host Interface: AGP 8x
- VGA: Yes
- Number of VGA Outputs: 1
Software
- Software Included:
- MAXtreme
- POWERdraft
Physical Characteristics
- Height: 4.3'
- Length: 8.8'
- Weight (Approximate): 2.20 lb
Miscellaneous
- Package Contents:
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 AGP Graphics Card
- CD-ROM Containing:
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- Drivers for Windows XP. 2000 & NT including DirectX 9.0 and OpenGL 2.0 support
- Detailed Installation Guide
- Quickstart Installation Guide
- Quadro® Application Utilities CD-ROM (MAXtreme. POWERdraft)
- Additional Information:
- Full 128-bit floating-point precision pipeline
- 12-bit subpixel precision
- Hardware accelerated antialiased points & lines
- Hardware OpenGL overlay planes
- Hardware accelerated two-sided lighting
- 3rd-generation occlusion culling
- NVIDIA Quadro FX Architecture Achieves Unprecedented Performance:
- Takes application performance to new levels by featuring three parallel vertex engines. a radically new line engine. the industry's first on-chip vertex cache. and eight fully programmable pixel pipelines coupled to a high-speed DDR graphics DRAM bus.
- Advanced Programmability Empowers A New Class Of Applications:
- The programmability of the NVIDIA Quadro FX architecture empowers the industry's leading OpenGL® and DirectX® workstation applications to now make the production rendering process an integral part of real-time design. This reduces design cycles. increases productivity. and accelerates time-to-market.
- Full 128-Bit Floating-Point Precision Delivers The Industry's Highest Workstation Quality:
- NVIDIA Quadro FX.features 128-bit IEEE floating-point precision. making available millions of colors in a broad dynamic range. This results in the highest level of accuracy and the ultimate in visual quality.
- Certified For The Highest Quality Experience With The Most Demanding Workstation Applications:
- The performance and power of the NVIDIA Quadro FX are built on a solid foundation of quality engineering. This engineering excellence is exemplified by the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA). which is certified for quality by the entire spectrum of CAD and DCC applications.
- System Requirements:
- IBM or 100% PC compatible with genuine Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon class processor or higher
- One available AGP 2.0 compliant slot or better
- 350W Power Supply
- 128MB system memory
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
- Windows XP. 2000 or Windows NT4.0 (Service Pack 5 or 6)
- 20MB of available disk space for full installation
- VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
- Certifications & Standards: MCAD:
- Ansys®
- Autodesk® AutoCAD®
- Autodesk Inventor
- Bently Microstation®
- Co Create
- SolidDesigner
- Dassault CATIA®
- ESRI ArcInfo
- Helix
- ICEMsuft
- MSCNastran/Patran
- Plant
- Designer/Imagineer
- PTC® Pro/ENGINEER
- PYC 3Dpaint
- SDRC I-DEAS®
- Master Series
- SolidWorks®
- UGS® Solid Edge
- Unigraphics®
- DCC:
- Alias/Wavefront Maya®
- Alias/Wavefront StudioTools®
- Discreet® 3ds max
- Newtek Lightwave 3D
- Side Effects Houdini
- SOFTIMAGE 3D
- SOFTIMAGE XSI
- Platform Supported: PC
Warranty
- Limited Warranty: 3 Year
