http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/ Engadget Comments for Nvidia Quadro Plex 1000 goes nuts with 80 billion pixels-per-second http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/I would say it could run 10 copies simultaniously! :p]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
sorry i had too]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
The quad macs support SLI.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
NOT - Cost Effective.

Same reason why Next failed.
Same reason why SGI is no longer heard of.
Same reason why the G4 Cube failed.
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that said, this is a little ridiculous.... what applications take advantage of this sort of hardware?

I always thought that high-end raytracing (ie. renderman) and such was still done in software due to superior quality]]>Aug 2nd 2006 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Not quite...

The entire NeXT line was overpriced, hence, failure

The entire SGI line is now overpriced (commoditization), hence, failure

The G4 Cube was a pro machine priced above and specced lower than the other pro machines, hence, failure

The Quadro Plex is the highest of the high-end pro line. There is nothing else like it. If you want to edit 12 megapixel HD video, this is it. Ergo, it will sell. WHen you are making feature movies or IMAX movies, 18 grand is a drop in the bucket.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
It's mostly hardware. Multi-card GPU support is at the chipset level, so Apple would have to use an ATI Crossfire or Nvidia NForce chipset. Since they're using Intel chipsets, SLI is no-go. It may be possible for Apple to support the Nvidia 7950 GX2, since it puts two both "cards" on one x16 connection. As long as the Mac's firmware supported the PCIe switch Nvidia uses as a go-between for the cards and the motherboard, the hardware side would be covered. Drivers, on the other hand, would probably be an issue because no Mac has supported SLI before. There would be quite a few kinks to work out.

@ K MAN:

I wouldn't say Next was a failure. It just mutated into today's Apple. The G4 Cube was just style trumping substance. The Mac mini is a better-engineered expression of the same principle. And SGI failed because their best and brightest all jumped ship to work for... wait for it... NVIDIA!

If you're Pixar or ILM, $17,500 is chump change for that kind of horsepower. A bit expensive for that ultimate Oblivion rig, though.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
"Not only will this do things you never thought possible, but the Quadro Plex 1000 will also make something as simple as viewing adult movies more pleasurable. You will almost feel like you're in the film. Imagine an Imax theater in your living room times ten."]]>Aug 2nd 2006 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
***Assuming that Mario is one sprite on the NES console he would take up 8x16 pixels or 128 pixels.
80 billion / 128 or 625 million Marios per second]]>Aug 2nd 2006 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
;)]]>Aug 2nd 2006 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/never thought I'd have to make that choice]]>Aug 2nd 2006 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
np.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 2nd 2006 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
Secondly, I think this in combination with a quad-core/proc type computer, can easily be a replacement for some super expensive film postproduction hardware such as Autodesks' 'Discreet' line of products. And probably a lot cheaper as well. Power to the desktop :)]]>Aug 2nd 2006 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/nvidia prolly found a way to even fuck this one up.]]>Aug 2nd 2006 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 3rd 2006 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 3rd 2006 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 4th 2006 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 5th 2006 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 6th 2006 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 9th 2006 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/Aug 12th 2006 6:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
My card is a Digital Equipment Corp. Powerstorm 4D60T that runs on a 64-bit Alpha 500MHz personal workstation.

This is the type of system used in the creation of the movie "The Titanic", which was cutting edge for it's time.

The powerstorm uses two 66MHz PCI busses, has 32MB of texture memory and was manufactured by Intergraph for D.E.C.

It was originally purchased for Lightwave 3D development.

These are also the same systems used to develop everyone's favorite first person shooters, doom and quake!

The nVidia system seems like a pretty good deal to me.]]>Oct 3rd 2006 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/
E-MAIL ME ON

trioduckto@gmail.com]]>Jun 21st 2007 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/02/nvidia-quadro-plex-1000-goes-nuts-with-80-billion-pixels-per-sec/I'm waiting to see a vidcard with expandable memory...thats the other direction. Buy 1 card and just add GDDR to it.
Either way, this damn thing'll make a puter levitate!]]>Oct 16th 2007 1:57PM