Quadro FX4800 for sketchup?
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Hi, I plan to get a graphic card mainly for Sketchup 2015, Vray and photoshop and a little bit for 3ds Max+Vray use as well. I found a used /bargain Quadro FX4800 in my area, I'm aware that it's an old card already but If it can still get the job done, I don't mind getting one.
The usual Sketchup projects I do has 13M edges and 5M faces (from sketchup\model info\statistics).
Anyone still using this type of graphic card? How's the performance?Thanks!
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I agree with Juju, unless you're heavy into Revit, 3D max and what not... I would stick with the Geforce cards for SU.
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According to this chart you should be able to get a nVidia GTX570 at a similar price but at about 4.3x the performance (based on Passmark benching).
[url=http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=15&cmp[]=32]To compare[/url]
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=15&cmp[]=32
You'll have to decide if it is really worth your while getting the FX4800 card, the enhanced drivers for ACAD / 3DS Max might help, but there will be no benefit of this Quadro card over this Geforce card in SketchUp.
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I've tried fixing the one URL link, but somehow it isn't working, probably the syntax used in the URL... -
Thanks a lot for the advice, I will check out those link. Cheers
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The FX4800 is based on the GT200 chip from 2008, this is 7 years old tech or 6 generations behind - the comparable Geforce would be a GTX 260.
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@numerobis said:
The FX4800 is based on the GT200 chip from 2008, this is 7 years old tech or 6 generations behind - the comparable Geforce would be a GTX 260.
Yikes, how time flies! I still have a GTX 280 and a GTX 580 in two of the PC's at home...
FYI: The comparison above was based on approximate cost according to the website referred to.
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The GTX 280, preferably the GTX285 and the GTX580 are still high ranked cards years later. Far too many people lean on and trust in that first digit. A 580 will smoke a 950... A 285 will smoke a 760. That middle digit is the winner... If you can get the 9 in the middle you're doing something. The few brand new technologies that a newest cards offer are used in hardly any software atm... Then there's the PCI speeds of MOBOs and Ram to consider. How much money are you willing to pay to say you have a new card? if it's all about speed you can get there faster, cheaper and more efficiently with older cards. As with anything, you pay a premium to be new and kool.
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