Hello Mark, on Saturday, 28. April 2007, 16:12:23, you wrote:
> Would it be worthwhile to get a workstation card like a Quadro? Anyone > running RS on a card like that? A more serious, german, general computer mag called c't have tested the gaming cards against the special OpenGL cards. Their graphicans use Cinema4D for the illustrations of the articles. The conclusion was, that the hardware itself is more or less the same. The only difference is the amount of memory. Special OpenGL cards are sold with more memory on board. But the GPU is the same. The main difference is the driver. It provides more features and unlocks special features, which provide a faster OpenGL rendering. But the speed advantage is not that much. The most benefit you get from a special OpenGL card is the service you get. You get a guarantee that a specific software will work without problems with the card and when the card breaks you will get a new card as fast as possible. Very important in a production environment where time is money. When you take a look on the website of this special OpenGL cards you'll find a compatibily list of software products which are tested and signed to work with this card. They've also wrote, that most of the special OpenGL cards are sold with more noisy fans than the gaming cards, which are often assembled by third party manufactures. -- Best wishes, Marc
