Need a quick way to blow 1,800 bones? Looking to single-handedly jump-start this so-called "economy" we keep hearing about? Look no further, friends, as
ATI just did you a solid. Just four months after the outfit dished out its
1GB FirePro V7750, the company is now looking to strike it rich once more with the 2GB FirePro V8750. Obviously designed for the workstation crowd, this CAD destroying GPU is equipped with more GDDR5 memory than our own four-year old Quake III server, but as
HotHardware points out, the clock speed remains exactly the same as the entirely more affordable V8700. When pushed, this newfangled card did manage to best every other rival on the test bench, but not by a wide margin. What you're left with is a cutting-edge device that's priced way out of consideration for most, and frankly, way outside the realm of sensibility. If you just can't shake the urge to hear more, give that read link a tap for the full review.
Read - ATI FirePro V8750 review
Read - ATI press release
posted July 28th 2009 4:29AM
nvidia is the future. dont u kno?
If there's only nVidia, then the future will be pretty dark, slow and expensive...
@ loocas but also less crahses!
yes! less crahses!
the future sounds AMAZING
There will be some noob who will automatically jump to the "OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!" conclusion, I guarantee it.
OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!
What about DOOM?
can I see every angle simultaneously?
Turn out your client's finished projects 10-20% (guess) faster for an $1800 investment? That's a good deal. Also don't forget the high-level of tech support that comes with puchasing workstation cards such as this. So, from a production studio business standpoint, I'd say this purchase is far from "blowing 1,800 bones".
I don't see these Open GL targeted graphics cards adding that much productivity to engineering. So far I've yet to push my Quadro 1700M with Solidworks or Inventor to the point that it diminishes my productivity. This is only for those doing Maya and the like.
10-15% gain in output? No. See, even with a cool video card you still need to actually DO the work. A video card will render your work faster and make things a bit easier to work with, but if you want a 10-15% gain in output, you yourself need to improve 10-15% in working speed. Just getting a cutting edge video card to replace last year's cutting edge might help you out 1% in total working time.
Ken...I agree... certain apps would benefit over others
Tom... it depends on your workflow. you example of replacing last years cutting edge card is mute because i was speaking from a responsible business environment. No company in their right mind replaces video cards the next year simply because a new one came out. So I have seen gains such as 10-15-20% simply by hardware upgrades. This video card would be along other upgrades at the same time...usually over a 3-5 year old system.
Genius commentary: "This product isn't intended for someone like me, so I'm going to ignore the idea that there are people out there for whom it suits and saves money and talk about pointless it is for my purposes."
nail. head. kablammo.
I'd be worried that this would finger me in the night.
Worried?
Is the Quake3 server you mention a public server? I wouldn't mind fragging some engadget staff :D
@Jack
Hahaha i knew someone will ask that question!
Someone had to ask it
I would imagine that it does ...
(I am aware this is a CAD orientated card)
If by crysis you mean the current economic state, then I'm afraid it won't...
If by crysis you mean the popular game from 2007, then I'm afraid it will...
The more important question is: Will it blend?
OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!
So it was written...so it came to pass...
last
Engadget should stick to cell phones and amusing USB memory sticks. Professionals who actually make money off their trade will pay a premium to be more efficient. Even if it's a small time savings the effect is multiplied many times when you're repeating the same tasks many times a day. I guess ATI would have to produce a card that wrote trollish narrow minded blog posts before Engadet would understand the value of a professional grade product. Not being a professional in either field I don't know if $1800 is a good value for this particular card or not but the price tag is certainly in the ballpark. In my experience (about 5 years out of date, don't do that stuff anymore) CAD professionals were one of the best customers to have. They spend. The more work they can do in less time is a huge value to hem.
I'll respectfully disagree about Engadget needed to only cover certain things. I'd be willing to bet that Darren worded most of the article as it is because of the intended reader of the site wouldn't need a CAD card.
As far as productivity, whoever wrote that CAD guys wanting to be more efficient was spot on. Think about it, if you did 10-15% more work in a week because you spend less time exporting, this card may even pay for itself (not to mention ease the squeeze should you be running short of time on a deadline and are stuck watching your box sit there and render).
Nice Vid Card and less pricey for professional workstations...
Sorry guys this card is not for gaming..though it can play the latest games its kinda pointless to buy a $1,800 when you can get something cheaper just to play games.
This card only works best for graphics software for massive computation and visualisation..ie..CAD / CAM, Photoshop...which eats up a lot of memory. and the best part on why its expensive is due to its product and driver support, compared to gaming vid cards..
Thanks for explaining this to anyone that might not understand this card's purpose.
I know it would be a hassle for engadget to explain this every time they show one of these cards, but in reading the post I wonder if they actually know this to begin with.
I do not trust any component with the word fire in it's name.
orly?
this coming from a guy named poo and wee......genius!
Coming soon:
Engadget's recession antidote: win an ATI 2GB FirePro V8750 GPU
(oh please, oh please, oh please, oh please)
Already available on Windows. Mac users...uhmm, we just introduced a Nvidia Quadro card two months ago. We're too busy with the iPhone. So, STFU!
Mac ALWAYS trails behind the PC when it comes to GPU's, at least by a generation, and most other hardware at that.
I haven't seen where video card makes much difference for anything I do in Unigraphics, Solidworks, Ansys, or CFX.
Give me the Ansys PCG solver written for the GPGPU, now you will have a good reason to blow some money on some high end GPUs.
What's the deal with that 3-pin DIN port?
Is it for an external power supply?
looks like a mic input kinda????
all i no is that i am saving up for GDDR10
I think this expensive card is equivalent to NVidia's Quadro version:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/10/nvidias-quadro-fx-5800-with-4gb-graphics-memory-is-the-most-po/
O Jeez, just another thing to drool over :P
OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!
OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!
OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!
OMG this card iz so expenseeve, it must run Crysis @ max level!