NVIDIA Quadro 6000 Review

Price: $5,263

• Quadro Scalable Geometry Engine dramatically improves performance across a broad range of CAD, DCC and scientific applications, enabling your work to flow interactively with models and scenes that are an order of magnitude more complex than ever before

• Quadro GPU Tessellation Engine for OpenGL 4.0 and DirectX11 with Shader Model 5.0, automatically generates finely detailed geometry for cinematic quality environments and scenes without sacrificing performance.

• Industry's Largest Graphics Memory with up to 6 GB of fast GDDR5 memory, enables interactivity on larger projects than ever before.

• Highest Quality Visual Fidelity for the Discerning Professional is enabled by a rich, 30-bit color engine that enables vivid image quality with the broadest dynamic range of over one billion colors. Dramatically reduce visual aliasing artifacts with up to 128X full-scene antialiasing (FSAA).

• NVIDIA CUDA™ Parallel Computing Architecture enables real-time simulation, analysis, and visualization of large 4D datasets and models.

Features

• NVIDIA Quadro 6000 professional graphics board
• DVI to VGA adapter
• DisplayPort to DVI adapter
• Stereo connector bracket
• Auxiliary power connection cable
• Driver CD (Windows 7, Vista, XP) with PDF documentation
• Printed Quick Install Guide

specification
Product Description	NVIDIA Quadro 6000 - graphics adapter - Quadro 6000 - 6 GB
Device Type	Graphics adapter
Enclosure Type	Plug-in card
Interface Type	PCI Express 2.0 x16
Graphics Processor / Vendor	NVIDIA Quadro 6000
API Supported	DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.0
Video Memory	6 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM
Video Output	2560 x 1600 30-bit colour
Max Monitors Supported	2
HDCP compatible	Yes
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32/64 bits), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32/64 bits)

Device Type	Graphics adapter
Enclosure Type	Plug-in card
Interface Type	PCI Express 2.0 x16
Graphics Processor / Vendor	NVIDIA Quadro 6000
Video Memory	6 GB
Technology	GDDR5 SDRAM 384-bit
Features	Nvidia SLI Multi OS Technology, NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), Nvidia nVIEW Multi-Display Technology, Nvidia CUDA technology, Nvidia 3D Vision technology, Nvidia Scalable Geometry Engine, NVIDIA High Precision High Dynamic Range (HDR) Technology
Max Resolution (external)	2560 x 1600
Colours Max Resolution (external)	30-bit colour
Supported Display Graphics	1920x1200, 2560x1600
API Supported	DirectX 11, OpenGL 4.0
Max Monitors Supported	2
Digital Video Standard	Digital Visual Interface (DVI), DisplayPort
HDCP compatible	Yes
Interfaces	2 x DisplayPort - 20 pin DisplayPort ¦ 1 x DVI-I (dual link) - 29 pin combined DVI ¦ 1 x 3D glasses - 3 PIN mini-DIN
Compatible Slots	1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16
Cables Included	1 x DisplayPort-DVI adapter
OS Required	Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, Microsoft Windows Vista Business (32/64 bits), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32/64 bits)

Next-Generation NVIDIA® CUDA™ Architecture
Breakthrough NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture, code named Fermi, tightly integrates advanced visualization and compute features delivering performance that greatly accelerates professional workflows.

Framebuffers up to 6 GB of GDDR5 Memory with Ultra-Fast Bandwidth
Industry's first GPU with 6 GB of memory and memory bandwidth of 144 GB/sec for display of large models and complex scenes, as well as computation of massive datasets.

Fast 64-Bit Floating Point Precision
Industry's fastest double precision floating point performance enabling accurate results on mission-critical applications, including computer-aided-design, finite element analysis to computational fluid dynamics.

Error Correcting Code (ECC) Memory
Meets strict requirements for mission critical applications with uncompromised computing accuracy and reliability for workstations. Offers protection of data in memory to enhance application data integrity.

NVIDIA GigaThread™ Engine
Provides up to 10x faster context switching compared to previous generation architectures, concurrent kernel execution, and improved thread block scheduling.

Dual Copy Engines
Enables the highest rates of parallel data processing and concurrent throughput between the GPU and host, accelerating techniques such as ray tracing, color grading and physical simulation.

NVIDIA® Scalable Geometry Engine™
Dramatically improves geometry performance across a broad range of CAD, DCC and medical applications, enabling you to work interactively with models and scenes that are an order of magnitude more complex than ever before.

High-Quality Display Connectors
Attaches to ultra-high-resolution panels producing phenomenal photorealistic image quality from a range of display connectors. Through the GPU, supports two active connectors including, dual-link DVI-I with up to 3840 x 2400 @ 24Hz, DisplayPort with up to up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz, or HDMI from a cable.

3D Stereo Synchronization
Enables robust control of stereo effect through a dedicated 3-pin mini-din connection between the graphics card and 3D stereo hardware. Support via optional 3-pin mini din connector.