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SW Monkey
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Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:48 pm Post subject:
Wildcat Realizm 200 and other high-end/priced graphics cards |
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I recieved an email from 3dlabs today about the Wildcat Realizm 200.
Ive never had any hands-on experience with any high end/high priced
graphics cards before.
In what areas do you get a huge performance increase with these cards?
We normally use CAD gfx cards that come with the Dell workstations
(currently Nvidia Quadro). We dont have any textures on our models,
which is one of the key points I read about the Wildcat cards.
Main question, who benefits from these kind of cards?
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P.
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:24 am Post subject:
Re: Wildcat Realizm 200 and other high-end/priced graphics c |
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| Look at the SPECAPC results. They compare Wildcat to Nvidia. |
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P.
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 12:24 am Post subject:
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Look at the SPECAPC results. They compare Wildcat to Nvidia.
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SW Monkey
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Fri Jan 07, 2005 8:21 pm Post subject:
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I checked the SPECAPC site, but i cant find the link for the 2003
results. Anyone know where they are? |
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Jerry Steiger
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Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:02 am Post subject:
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"SW Monkey" <google311.50.spydermonkey@spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | We normally use CAD gfx cards that come with the Dell workstations
(currently Nvidia Quadro). We dont have any textures on our models,
which is one of the key points I read about the Wildcat cards.
Main question, who benefits from these kind of cards?
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Personally, I think the main beneficiaries are the people who sell them. It
seems to me that, like most computer hardware, you quickly reach a point of
diminishing returns. If you look at comparative data SolidWorks benchmark
data, say at Tom's Hardware or AnandTech, you'll see that you get a pretty
good bang for your buck as you move from cheaper cards to the mid-range
cards. As you move to the high-end cards, you pay an awful lot for a few %
improvement. Given that the benchmarks are pretty graphics intensive, I find
it really hard to justify the big bucks.
On the other hand, someone here is bound to tell you how happy they are with
their high-end card and how they would never go back to the cheap seats.
Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear" |
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