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The Quadro FX series is directed towards CAD workstations and are usually built on high-end chips. Lots of stream processors, VRAM, OpenGL optimization etc. Good 3D performance. Expensive.

The Quadro NVS is directed towards Professionals with 2D rather than 3D processing needs (financial analysts, graphic designers, anyone with the need for a HUGE desktop and/or several displays). Crappy 3D performance. Reasonable price.

For the price, a lot of non-workstation cards offer much better 3D performance for the price.

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USD 499,- can hardly be described as cheap.. ]]>Jan 21st 2009 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/
does anyone know about its maximal texture size?]]>Jan 21st 2009 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/


.... Serious question! If I wanted to make a small pc for gaming (say in the living room, where you don't want a tower lying around), would this viable for gaming?

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Jaak]]>Jan 21st 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 7:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/]]>Jan 21st 2009 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/
It only has two puny G94 cores (maybe even G96, i don't know). Equivalent to what you'll find in a Macbook Air.

This is not a powerful card, it is designed solely to feed huge desktops with pixels.

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Thats 2 mobile Geforce 9300 (same as Macbook Air) on a single PCB.
Combined TDP: ~40W.

I doubt you'll even hear the fan.]]>Jan 21st 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/It'll be interesting to see how this turns out!]]>Jan 21st 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/
Of course this was a little while ago now, there's probably something better at that price point now. And come to think of it, it's not really in the same market as a Quadro.

But if you're thinking of something to get that's better than an 8600GT, take a look at it... It's the best card for SFF since the 7600GT. It breathed a ton of new life into my aging SFF rig.]]>Jan 21st 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/21/nvidia-quadro-nvs-420-gpu-brings-powerhouse-graphics-to-sff-rigs/Jan 21st 2009 9:43PM