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It should be 600]]>Apr 7th 2010 5:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
1600... I lose 1]]>Apr 7th 2010 5:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
Just wanted to add that 5 Ati shaders = 1 Nvidia shader.]]>Apr 7th 2010 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
...Would be nice though



btw, $300 cheaper, still gives us no exact msrp]]>Apr 7th 2010 5:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
QUAD DAMAGE!!! ... i mean hdmi.]]>Apr 7th 2010 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Maybe know AMD/ATI is better than NVIDIA (price-performance), but ATI cards doesn’t work properly whit games that I’m would like to play.
]]>Apr 7th 2010 6:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
Nope, what you see there is quad DisplayPort.
HDMI is a terrible thing.]]>Apr 7th 2010 7:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
You are right, I should have added that it is an approximation. Anyway, it's good you pointed that out.]]>Apr 7th 2010 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/They said it's $300 cheaper than the $1800 predecessor, so $1500 is the MSRP.]]>Apr 7th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/No. They yearn for the drivers. The cards are a sham, they're the EXACT SAME HARDWARE as the Radeons. You're paying for the drivers and other licensing.]]>Apr 7th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 8th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
i've not seen any hardcore gamers using one of these in their rigs...]]>Apr 7th 2010 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 6:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
So what makes a professional card so special? I am assuming the biggest chunk of the cost for this card isn't the hardware but rather the software. ]]>Apr 7th 2010 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
You're mainly paying a 400% price increase for the drivers.

Earlier version, you could softmod to turn a gaming card into a workstation GPU but AMD countered it with newer drivers which made it harder. The newer FireGLs and Quadros cannot be soft modded so you have to buy it if you want a 3000% speed increase in Maya or something like that.

The other thing is that if you own a design or VFX studio, if you run a workstation GPU then you automatically become certified as a professional company and not just someone who is giving it a go... as silly as it sounds, it's a sure fire way in filtering out people who aren't dead serious about the business. In Australia, the same thing happens, many production companies aren't taken seriously until you go by their rules.

Btw, don't let people tell you that you get better customer service when you buy a workstation GPU, because you simply don't... they couldn't give a shit if you paid the higher price, and they still treat you like an dipshit with instructions similar to "is your pc on" whenever you run into an issue.]]>Apr 7th 2010 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 6:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Anyone who buys this card JUST to game on it deserves to be scammed by Nigerian princes. ]]>Apr 7th 2010 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
My aging FireGL V8650 is coughing up blood so i was dieing to buy a workstation GPU that could run more than 2 monitors, so i have the V8750 a miss and will go straight for this instead!

However, i think i might wait a bit until the V8850 or the new line of Quadros come out... BUT FirePro has always been better at Maya and that's what i need it for, so maybe Quadro is out.]]>Apr 7th 2010 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
It doesn't matter if you even grabbed a Quadro FX4600, it'll probably beat the V8800 in some of the tests that were optimized for the Quadro.

For me, i use Maya most of the time, so the FirePro gives the best performance and having the ability to connect two other monitors to my setup already (2 x Dell U2711) then it's a dream come true..]]>Apr 7th 2010 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
IMO nVidia has diversified itself now so it is less vulnerable to the risk of loosing the lead in the desktop market.

And looking here - http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ - I do not think it is going to happen any time soon.

Though looking into the survey, one might reach conclusion that nVidia indeed can loose the lead in the desktop market as it dominates right now with old gf8x00 cards. And if those people were considering upgrade right now nVidia has little to offer.]]>Apr 7th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/
This is a card for people who work with autodesk and solidworks along with other CAD programs and will be making money in their business. This card is not aimed at teenagers to play their computer games in 1080.]]>Apr 7th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 7th 2010 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/07/ati-firepro-v8800-takes-cypress-core-into-workstation-woods-eme/Apr 22nd 2010 10:09PM