Nvidia launches Fermi-based Quadro graphics cards (plus Quadro 5000 benchmark)
Published 27 July 2010
Posted by Greg Corke
Nvidia’s new Quadro 5000 features 2.5GB GDDR5 memory
It’s been a long time coming, but today at Siggraph 2010 Nvidia unveiled its brand new family of Quadro professional graphics cards based on its Fermi architecture. There are currently three new cards in the range: the high-end Quadro 4000 (2GB GDDR5 memory) and Quadro 5000 (2.5GB GDDR5 memory) and the ultra high-end Quadro 6000 (6GB GDDR5 memory). These will replace the Quadro FX 3800, Quadro FX 4800 and Quadro FX 5800, Nvidia’s previous generation cards.
As is traditional for new Quadro launches, Nvidia starts at the high-end and works down so if you were wondering where the entry-level and mid-range cards are expect these to be announced later this year.
In terms of availability, Nvidia said that the Quadro 4000 and Quadro 5000 will ship in the August timeframe, whereas the Quadro 6000 will be not be out until September / October because of its high capacity memory modules not yet being available.
For those interested in the all important bottom line, the new Fermi Quadro cards don’t come cheap, with the Quadro 4000, 5000 and 6000 having an estimated RRP of £779, £1,709 and £3,579 respectively. In the case of the Quadro 4000 and 5000 this is largely down to both cards also having dedicated High Performance Computing (HPC) features in addition to their core use as a graphics card.
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