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ATI VS. NVIDIA
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ATI VS. NVIDIA

ATI VS. NVIDIA

(OP)
We are currently looking at high end video cards, specifically the NVIDIA FX4500 and the  ATI FIREGL V7350, (I have large assemblies - 5000+ parts and the system is very sluggish, drawings are almost impossible) does anyone have any experience or feedback on these two cards or others around the $2000 CDN price area.

SW 2007 SP 3.1
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
Windows XP PRO SP 2

RE: ATI VS. NVIDIA

My experience has been that Nvidia performs better than ATI. When I had an ATI card, it left "ghost" images on my monitor and it refreshed slower. I don't remember which ATI card it was though. When people ask for recommendations regarding video cards, the vast majority of people seem to lean towards Nvidia.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
CAD Administrator
SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

RE: ATI VS. NVIDIA

(OP)
yes I do have the /3gb switch set

and x64 is not an option, I have heard too many horror stories.

Maybe next year for that with vista.

SW 2007 SP 3.1
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
Windows XP PRO SP 2

RE: ATI VS. NVIDIA

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The Quadros are king of the hill when it comes to performance.

How's your video memory usage?
http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=158706&page=1

I'd also look in the SW2008 beta forums, to see how your next graphics card will suffice over a year.

Be aware that both the FGL V7350 and the FX 4500 are previous gen products. The current gen product is the Quadro FX 4600.
In my findings memory bandwith is very important for SW performance, the 4600 allmost doubles the 4500 bandwith, see:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_11761.html

Stefan Hamminga
EngIT Solutions
CSWP/Mechanical designer

RE: ATI VS. NVIDIA

Wow--those 4600s chew up 134W of power and take two slots!  Yow.  (And I thought it was already hot in my office. ..)

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all.  And awe transcends reason.

RE: ATI VS. NVIDIA

(OP)
We decided to go with the Quadro FX 4600, thanks for the heads up on that one, it was only a few dolllars more than the 4500.

SW 2007 SP 3.1
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
Windows XP PRO SP 2

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