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Features and Benefits Full 128-Bit Precision Graphics Pipeline Hardware-Accelerated Pixel Read-Back NVIDIA Unified Architecture Revolutionary Visual Computing Solutions Enables mathematical computations Ultra-fast pixel read-back performance Industry’s first unified architecture designed to maintain high accuracy, resulting delivers massive host throughput, more to dynamically allocate geometry, shading, in unmatched visual quality. than 10x the performance of previous pixel, and compute processing power to generations of graphics systems. deliver optimized GPU performance.1 High-Quality Full-Scene Antialiasing (FSAA) Up to 32x FSAA dramatically reduces GPU Computing Dual Dual-Link Digital Display Connectors visual aliasing artifacts or “jaggies” at NVIDIA CUDA provides a C language Dual dual-link TMDS transmitters support resolutions up to 2560 x 1600, resulting environment and tool suite that unleashes new ultra-high-resolution panels (up to 2560 in highly realistic scenes. New rotated- capabilities to solve complex, visualization x 1600 @ 60Hz on each panel) − which grid FSAA algorithm (RG FSAA) delivers challenges such as real-time ray tracing result in amazing image quality producing unprecedented quality and performance. and interactive volume rendering.1 detailed photorealistic images.3 High Precision, High Dynamic NVIDIA PureVideo Technology Essential for Microsoft Windows Vista Range Imaging (HDR) NVIDIA PureVideo™ technology is the Offering an enriched 3D user interface, Sets new standards for image clarity and combination of high-definition video increased application performance, and the quality through floating point capabilities in processors and software that delivers highest image quality, NVIDIA Quadro graphics shading, filtering, texturing, and blending. unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, boards and NVIDIA® OpenGL ICD drivers are Enables unprecedented quality of rendered accurate color, and precise image scaling optimized for 32- and 64-bit architectures to images for visual effects processing. for SD and HD video content. Features enable the best Windows® Vista™ experience. include, high-quality scaling, spatial temporal de-interlacing, inverse telecine, and high quality HD video playback from DVD. Technical Specifications NVIDIA QUADRO WORKSTATION GPU NVIDIA CUDA Software Development Tools PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS > 12-bit subpixel precision > C language compiler, profiler and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) / > Up to 128 textures per pass emulation mode for debugging Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) / Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Applications > Eight (8) multiple render targets > Standard numerical libraries for FFT > AutoCAD > Fast 3D texture support (Fast Fourier Transform) and BLAS > CATIA > Jumbo (8K) texture support (Basic Linear Algegra Subroutines) > DeltaGen > ® Hardware-accelerated antialiased HIGH-LEVEL SHADER LANGUAGES > Inventor The NVIDIA Quadro family of professional solutions points and lines > Optimized compilers for Cg, > PDMS > Hardware OpenGL overlay planes OpenGLSL, and Microsoft HLSL > PLM takes the leading professional applications to a new level > Hardware-accelerated two-sided lighting > OpenGL 2.1 and DirectX 10 support > Pro / ENGINEER > Hardware-accelerated clipping planes > Open source compiler > Revit of interactivity by enabling unprecedented capabilities. > Third-generation occlusion culling > Solid Edge HIGH-RESOLUTION ANTIALIASING > OpenGL quad-buffered stereo > SolidWorks > Up to 32x full-scene antialiasing (3-pin sync connector) > and many more… The industry’s leading workstation The Quadro professional products > Hardware-accelerated pixel read-back (FSAA), up to 2560 x 1600 > Rotated-grid FSAA significantly increases Digital Content Creation (DCC) and Broadcast applications leverage these solutions include a set of industry specialty NEXT-GENERATION SHADING color accuracy and visual quality for > 3ds Max to enable hardware-accelerated solutions that have been architected to ARCHITECTURE edges, while maintaining performance > After Effects > Full Shader Model 4.0 (OpenGL and DirectX 10) > Houdini features not found in any other enable advanced imaging visualization UNIFIED DRIVER ARCHITECTURE o Vertex Shader 4.0 > Illustrator > Single driver supports all products professional graphics solution. and broadcast applications - from o Geometry Shader 4.0 > Lightwave o Pixel Shader 4.0 SUPPORTED PLATFORMS > Maya multi-system scalability and > Unlimited Shader Lengths > Microsoft Windows® Vista, XP, 2000 > Premiere Pro synchronization to uncompressed > > Linux—Full OpenGL implementation, > Softimage | XSI FP32 texture filtering and blending 12-bit HD-SDI video output. > Non-power-of-two texture support complete with NVIDIA and ARB > and many more… extensions (complete XFree 86 drivers) > AMD64, Intel EM64T Energy > Landmark > Paradigm GEO > Schlumberger Medical/Life Sciences > Accelyris > Tripos > Vital Images For more information about NVIDIA Quadro, visit www.nvidia.com © 2007 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, NVIDIA Quadro, Cuda, and SLI are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation. All company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are all subject to change without notice. Images courtesy of Right Hemisphere, Landmark, UVPHACTORY, NVIDIA Corporation, and Vital Images, 1 Available on NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600, 4600, 3700, 1700, 570, 370, 3600M, 1600M, 570M, and 360M. 2 Available on NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600, 5500, 4500 X2, 4600, 4500, 3700, 3500, and 3450. 3 Available on NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600, 5500, 4600, 4500 X2, 3700, 3500, 1700, and 1500. Images courtesy of Right Hemisphere, Landmark, a brand of the Halliburton Drilling, Evaluation and Digital Solutions, UVPHACTORY, and Vital Images, Volvo Image Copyright © 2006 MFX / Percival Productions. www.mfx.se. NVIDIA Quadro Family | Sep 2007 Available NVIDIA Quadro Solutions Ultra-High-End NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 The Definition of Performance. The Standard for Quality. High-End NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500 Mid-Range NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 Entry-Level NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 NVIDIA Quadro FX 550 Ground-breaking Unified These elements combine to achieve Shader Model 4.0 and next generation these effects to be combined and modified accurately matching visual images. NVIDIA Quadro FX 370 Architecture Delivers unprecedented 3D performance: blazing operating systems enabling breakthrough interactively, something that is impossible All images have a smoother, more Specialty geometry performance, lightening-fast ultra-realistic, real-time visualization with simple 2D static texture maps. appealing variation in color density, which NVIDIA Quadro Plex VCS Unprecedented Performance NVIDIA Quadro SDI line performance and massive fill rates applications. Styling and production increases visual realism and generates The latest NVIDIA Quadro architecture NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync powered by a dynamically configurable rendering are integral functions of the Full 128-bit Floating Point photorealistic rendered images. takes application performance to Mobile array of thread processors. With ultra- design workflow and NVIDIA Quadro Precision Delivers the Industry’s NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M new levels by featuring the industry’s fast pixel read-back performance, FX provides professionals the tools Highest Workstation Quality Certified for the Highest NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M first unified architecture1. Designed to NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M massive host throughput gains can be to shorten the production process Quality Experience with dynamically allocate geometry, shading, Sophisticated real-time effects typically NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M achieved for professional applications. and enable faster time to market. the Most Demanding pixel, and compute processing power, the involve multiple mathematical operations that However, the true measure of power is Workstation Applications latest NVIDIA Quadro graphics boards The major CAD and DCC application demand high precision to maintain image application performance and the new deliver optimized Graphics Processing vendors can take full advantage of the quality. The NVIDIA Quadro architecture The performance and power of the NVIDIA Quadro architecture doubles the Unit (GPU) performance. The GPU programmable NVIDIA Quadro architecture features true 128-bit IEEE floating point NVIDIA Quadro architecture are performance of the previous generation. pipeline efficiency is further multiplied by enabling sophisticated shaders to precision (32-bit fp per component), built on a solid foundation of quality resulting in the highest level of accuracy engineering. This engineering excellence by fast 3D and large texture transfers, Advanced Programmability simulate a virtually unlimited range of physical characteristics, such as lighting and the ultimate in visual quality. is exemplified by the NVIDIA Unified NVIDIA’s crossbar memory architecture, Empowers a New Class enabling occlusion culling, lossless effects (dispersion, reflection, refraction, Driver Architecture (UDA), which is of Applications The NVIDIA Quadro family delivers true depth Z-buffer, and color compression. BRDF models) and even physical surface 16-bit and 32-bit floating point formats for certified for quality by the entire spectrum The