NVIDIA Quadro

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The NVIDIA Quadro is a series of AGP and PCI Express graphics cards created by the NVIDIA Corporation. The cards are designed to accelerate CAD (computer-aided design) and DCC (digital content creation) and are usually found in workstations. This is in contrast to the GeForce line which is specifically targeted at computer gaming. Competing products include the FireGL line of workstation graphics cards by the ATI Technologies, Inc.. Companies such as Matrox and Avid also focus on specialized hardware accelerated graphics cards intended primarily for DCC. Dual-Link DVI ports are needed for very high resolution DVI LCDs such as the 30" Apple Cinema Display, Dell 3007WFP 30" display or the IBM T220/T221 displays (which require 2 Dual-Link DVI connections).

Quadro Chip	Core	Core Clock (MHz)	Memory Clock (effective) (MHz)	Memory Size (MB)	Memory Type	Memory Bandwidth (GB/s)	3-pin Stereo Connector	Notes
FX 330	NV37GL	250	200	64	64-bit DDR	3.2	No	Chip also used in GeForce PCX 5300
FX 350	G72GL	550	405	128	64-bit GDDR2	6.48	No	-
FX 540	NV43	300	275	128	128-bit GDDR3	8.8	No	Chip also used in GeForce 6600
FX 550	G73GL	360	400	128	128-bit GDDR3	12.8	No	-
FX 560	G73GL	350	600	128	128-bit GDDR3	19.2	No	Chip also used in GeForce 7600, 1x Dual-link DVI
FX 1300	NV40 + BR02	350	225	128	256-bit DDR	14.4	Yes	-
FX 1400	NV41	350	600	128	256-bit DDR	19.2	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 6800, 1x Dual-link DVI
FX 1500	G71	375	400	256	256-bit GDDR3	40.0	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 79xx, 2x Dual-link DVI
FX 3400	NV40 + BR02	350	450	256	256-bit GDDR3	28.8	Yes	2x Dual-link DVI
FX 3450	NV41	425	500	256	256-bit GDDR3	32.0	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 6800, 2x Dual-link DVI
FX 3500	G71GL	470	660	256	256-bit GDDR3	42.2	Yes	Based on same core as the Quadro 5500, but with only 20 pixel, 7 vertex units, and 256MB RAM.
FX 4000 SDI	NV40GL	375	500	256	256-bit GDDR3	32.0	Yes	FX 4000 with 2x SDI HDTV outputs + digital and analog genlock (using external controllers)
FX 4400	NV40 + BR02	400	525	512	256-bit GDDR3	25.6	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 6800 PCI-E, 2x Dual-link DVI
FX 4500	G70	470	525	512	256-bit GDDR3	33.6	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 7800GTX, 2x Dual-link DVI
FX 4500 SDI	G70	430	600	512	256-bit GDDR3	38.4	No	Chip also used in GeForce 7800GTX, 1x Dual-link DVI, has 2x SDI HDTV outputs + analog and digital genlock
FX 4500 X2	G70	470	525	1024	256-bit GDDR3	33.6	Yes	Two Quadro FX 4500 GPU units on the same PCI-Express card, 4x Dual-link DVI.
FX 5500	G71	700	1000	1024	256-bit GDDR2	64.0	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 7900GTX, 2x Dual-link DVI. 24 pixel units and 8 vertex units.
FX 5500 SDI	G71	700	1000	1024	256-bit GDDR2	64.0	Yes	FX 5500 with SDI, Genlock/Frame Lock support (via external hardware)
FX 4600	G80	375	1200	768	384-bit GDDR3	57.6	Yes
FX 5600	G80	600	1600	1536	384-bit GDDR3	76.8	Yes	Card requires two 6-pin supplementary power connectors.

1 AGP
2 PCI
3 For business
4 Mobile applications
5 External links

[edit] AGP

Quadro Chip	Core	Core Clock (MHz)	Memory Clock (effective) (MHz)	Memory Size (MB)	Memory Type	Memory Bandwidth (GB\s)	Interface	3-pin Stereo Connector	Notes
	NV10GL	135	166		?	?	?	?	chip also used in GeForce 256
2 MXR	NV11GL	200	183		128-bit SDR	2.93	4x	?	chip also used in GeForce 2MX
2 EX	NV11GL	175	166		?	?	?	?	chip also used in GeForce 2MX
2 PRO	NV15GL	250	400		?	6.4	4x	?	-
4 380 XGL	NV18GL	?	?		?	?	?	?	-
4 500 XGL	NV17GL	?	?		128-bit SDR	?	?	?	-
FX 500	NV34GL	270	480		DDR/GDDR2	?	8x	no	chip also used in GeForceFX 5200 Ultra
4 550 XGL	NV17GL	?	?		128-bit SDR	?	4x	?
4 580 XGL	NV18GL	?	?		?	?	8x	?
DDC	NV20GL	?	?		DDR	7.3	4x	?	-
4 700 XGL	NV25	?	?		?	?	?	?	GeForce4 4200Ti
FX 700	NV35GL	275?	275		128-bit DDR	17.6	8x	no	-
4 750 XGL	NV25	?	?		?	?	4x	yes	GeForce4 4400Ti
4 780 XGL	NV28GL	?	?		?	?	?	yes	GeForce4 4200Ti 8xAGP
4 900 XGL	NV25	300	650		128-bit DDR	?	4x	Yes	GeForce4 4600Ti
4 980 XGL	NV28GL	300	650		?	?	8x	yes
FX 1000	NV30GL	300	300	128	GDDR2	?	?	yes	chip also used in GeForce 5800
FX 1100	NV36GL	425	325? 313?		128-bit DDR/GDDR2	?	?	no	chip also used in GeForce 5700
FX 2000	NV30GL	400	400		GDDR2	?	?	yes	chip also used in GeForce 5800
FX 3000	NV35GL	?	?		256-bit DDR	27.2	8x	yes	chip also used in GeForce 5900, 1x Dual-link DVI (via external controller)
FX 3000G	NV35GL	?	?		256-bit DDR	27.2	8x	yes	has external stereo frame sync connector, 1x Dual-link DVI (via external controller)
FX 4000	NV40GL	375	500		256-bit GDDR3	32.0	8x	yes	chip also used in GeForce 6800, 2x Dual-link DVI (2nd link using external TMDS transmitter)
FX 4000 SDI	NV40GL	375	500		256-bit GDDR3	32.0	8x	yes	FX 4000 with 2x SDI HDTV outputs + digital and analog genlock (using external controllers)

[edit] PCI

Quadro Chip	Core	Core Clock (MHz)	Memory Clock (effective) (MHz)	Memory Size (MB)	Memory Type	Memory Bandwidth (GB\s)	3-pin Stereo connector	Notes
FX 600 PCI	NV34GL	350	800	256	128-bit DDR	7.8	Yes	Chip also used in GeForce 5200 Ultra

[edit] For business

The NVIDIA Quadro NVS graphics processing units (GPUs) are business graphics solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses. The NVIDIA Quadro NVS desktop solutions enable multi-display graphics for business such as financial trading.

Quadro Chip	Max. Resolution (digital)	Interface	Output Type	Displays Supported	Notes
NVS 50	1600x1200	AGP 8x / PCI	DVI-I, S-Video	1	Uses NV18GL
NVS 100	2048x1536	AGP 4x / PCI	2x DVI-I, VGA, S-Video	2	Uses NV17(A5)?
NVS 200	1280x1024	AGP 4x / PCI	LFH-60	2	Uses NV17GL
NVS 280	1600x1200	PCI-Express x16 / AGP 8x / PCI	DMS-59	2	Uses NV34GL
NVS 285	1920x1200	PCI-Express x1 / x16	2x DVI, S-Video	2	Uses NV44
NVS 400	1280x1024	PCI	LFH-60	4	Uses 2x NV17GL
NVS 440	1920x1200	PCI-Express x1 / x16	2x DMS-59	4	Uses 2x NV43

[edit] Mobile applications

Quadro Chip	Core	Core Clock speed (MHz)	Memory Clock speed (MHz)	Memory Type	Memory Bandwidth	Interface	3-pin Stereo connector	Note
FX 350M	G72GLM	425?	400	64-bit DDR2	6.4GB/s	PCI Express	varies	Go 7400-based
FX 1500M	G71GLM	375	500	256-bit GDDR3	38.4GB/s	PCI Express	varies	Go 7900 GS-based
FX 2500M	G71GLM	500	600	256-bit GDDR3	38.4GB/s	PCI Express	varies	Go 7900 GTX-based
FX 3500M	G71GLM	575	700	256-bit GDDR3	38.4GB/s	PCI Express	varies	Go 7950 GTX-based
NVS 110M	G72M	300	600	64-bit DDR	?	PCI Express	varies	Go 7300-based
NVS 120M	G72GLM	450?	350?	64-bit GDDR2	?	PCI Express	varies	Also recognized as QuadroFX 350M / Go 7400
NVS 300M	G72GLM	450	500	128-bit GDDR3	16GB/sec	PCI Express	varies	Go 7600-based
NVS 510M	G72GLM	?	?	256-bit ?	?	PCI Express	varies	Go 7950-based?

[edit] External links

**NVIDIA Gaming Graphics Processors**
Early Chips: NV1 • NV2
Direct3D 5/6: RIVA 128 • RIVA TNT • RIVA TNT2
Direct3D 7.0: GeForce 256 • GeForce 2
Direct3D 8.0: GeForce 3 • GeForce 4
Direct3D 9.0: GeForce FX • GeForce 6 • GeForce 7
Direct3D 10: GeForce 8

**Other NVIDIA Technologies**
nForce: 220/415/420 • 2 • SoundStorm • 3 • 4 • 500 • 600
Professional Graphics: Quadro • Quadro Plex
Graphics Card Related: TurboCache • SLI
Software: Gelato • Cg • PureVideo
Consumer Electronics: GoForce
Game Consoles: Xbox (NV2A) • PlayStation 3 (RSX)